The picture above is definitely a 350 veritas, if yours is different it may well be a Dutch army model which is designed to run on petrol, model...
Have you had it running yet, I've got two of these and had them both working, they get very hot, not a good idea to try ironing delicates with....
I use holts brake cleaner in all my petrol Coleman lamps, it works superbly and burns clean, I've also used Aspen 4 with excellent results....
That's different ,not seen one of those before.
I've just noticed after having a close look at the bialaddin picture that the control cock has the fuel pick up tube missing from the bottom of it...
I think you got a real bargain there, very nice. Regards Ian.
There is always a possibility that the lamp he was referring to is not a tilley but another make like Coleman which runs on petrol, a lot of...
Base camp in the UK has new ones listed but they are not cheap, part no v40
Nice to see the original box with it.
Nice one Brian, still haven't managed to find one myself yet.
I do believe the number on the base is a date code, if I am correct it would be the 22nd week of 1990. If I am wrong there will be other members...
Good things happen to those who are prepared to be patient
If I were going to replace the pump I would look on e bay for an all brass pump from an earlier x246 model, far better quality and would last...
The frame is designed to swivel round so that the pricker control can be positioned between the frame posts. Regards Ian
All hipolito lanterns were made in Portugal as were petromax lanterns after they stopped making them in Germany until the hipolito factory closed...
An excellent restoration. As for the poles leaving them as it came to you shows part of the history of the lantern. Regards Ian.
Definitely Chinese made petromax, the 6 digit no on the bottom is some sort of serial no and not a date code, the earlier petromax lamps made in...
A good looking user lamp,well done
Ive had the same problem with the glass from tilleylampsandstoves, they are quite a thick glass and wont fit in the alloy frame but they will fit...
Very impressive display
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