Top lantern there Colin, you must be tickled pink to get such a good example and with the original glass too. These Veritas Superbs are excellent...
Nice one Darryl, she’s working a treat. Do you think the gunk in the tank was from petrol residue? Cheers Pete
Looks to be a top night, enjoy. Cheers Pete
She looks good @Buggerlugs. I too have a similar repo shade. Enjoy Pete
@Tony Press Quite a bit of work there Tony. From what we can see, it could come up quite well. It looks like is been rattling around in a...
Looking good. I’m looking forward to seeing the picture of her running. Enjoy Pete
Wow ... is there anyone in Australia doing enamelling?
@Tom_Tilley83 As stated by Martin above, the Tilley hoods are enamelled, not painted. The vitreous enamel can withstand the very high...
Excellent work Tony and a great outcome. Cheers Pete
Lovely lantern Conny. Enjoy Pete
Thank you everyone. I do hope this fettling description is helpful to those fettling similar lamps. Cheers Pete
She's back strutting her stuff ..... :thumbup::thumbup:
Preamble Some months ago, on the Bay of Evil, I won this Canadian Coleman 128C, also known as the “Princess” table lamp. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The...
Scott, what a great find. These lanterns, in this condition are a real treasure. When you fire her up you’ll experience the roar. They sound...
Looks like a good project. She looks in pretty good nick. I love the way the paint is worn where the external pump was held during pressuring....
@Buggerlugs It’s not that good mate. Cheers Pete
Nicely done Tony. Pete
@Buggerlugs Definitely shed porn ..... I like it :D/
It’s so ..... errrrr ........ so useful? It appears someone wants to know how many kilowatts hours of electricity their lamp globe uses. Di...
@ColinG and @Norman Well I guess it’s the methodology the said person uses to check it ...... :shock:
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