Is the maker of these stands known ??? Who ever it was also made barley twist stands for English Aladdin.
The Kayen reflectors are wider at the side than Tilley and the Kayen holes seem to be much larger that what Iain is showing. Is your the one on...
I have not seen that before but it would mean not having to polish it and it would reflect pretty well I expect. I'm thinking original.
Yours is older but a new in box with gold and the R55s had gold too. Painted on the inside is strange. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Having the folds on the box rather than welds would support that dating. [ATTACH]
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@KenC, the newsletters are amongst my Tilley paperwork. There are a few others in the back of the Tilley book and well worth reading. There was...
I agree with your logic but there is this from a March '34 News letter. [ATTACH]
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Information on these is very slim. All I have found is a 1940 Kopsen catalogue (what Jim Dick posted in the Tilley book) and a couple of small ads...
What I posted is out of one of my catalogues but it is in Jims book too.
"I have 2 of these lights but only 1 works. I suspect the alternator is faulty but don't know how to fix the problem inside the alternator....
Love the backing plate. I want one just like it.
1935 The first FL6 was 1936.
Reflector shows it is a transitional lamp from the single air tube to the double. [ATTACH]
Maybe a BR model. Tilley BR49 (1954-56)
"Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Dudvall in Lomesome Dove (1989) [ATTACH]
Also came with an orange hood. I know of this one and another very rusty one. Anyone else have one ?? [ATTACH]
@Nils Stephenson , I have seen so many reproductions of that shade but as I have never seen an original, I did not know they had the gold trim....
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