I do enjoy a spot of investigative surgery on lamps/stoves! Not damage I’d have expected from over-pressurisation, which I would have thought...
For this project, as outlined HERE, a collection of parts from different lamps - brown-painted (originally) tank and globe cage/collar, but with a...
@David Shouksmith You know, I’d not spotted (and was unaware of) there being caps in navy blue and the lighter blue, so thanks for that...
Thanks S-J, the ‘bulge’ globe certainly fills the available space much better. I’m glad I persevered with it.
I made an adjustment and have successfully fitted a Coleman ‘bulge’, which happens to be an English-made Pyrex product. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Thanks Jeff. @Sammi Jane I didn’t chuck the lamp socket and you’re welcome to it of course. Private message me with your address and I’ll post...
@Sammi Jane You’re right, two-core flex merely.
Yes, large too, the largest straight-sided Coleman glass (for a 295) not filling the available space. Though of the same height, a large Coleman...
@podbros Very little to report, Tim, on its origins. I was hoping that stripping off the non-original gold paint might disclose a trace at least...
Aww, thanks Sammi Jane and Andrew. That has me creased up laughing! John
Completed, more details HERE. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [MEDIA]
Vapalux 300, 40’s example with no War Department broad arrow or date stamp. Brass tank and collar of the solid (not slotted) pattern....
[ATTACH] It’s actually butane fuelled, with this Tilley mantle and ceramic nozzle/mantle support installed. [ATTACH] I was fortunate that the...
It’s not as incongruous a proposition as it may seem. In researching a history of a British manufacturer of paraffin stoves, William Hurlock...
Leaflet dated 1938 HERE. A couple of pages from the leaflet. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Sammi Jane ‘Space, the final frontier’ - Star Trek … but lack of space is the collector’s final frontier.
@Wayland Extraordinary research and presentation Gary of a company and their products with inconceivable depth of involvement in MOD projects....
A curious offshoot of electrification is this butane lamp I’m currently restoring, purchased from an online Tilley specialist, but certainly not...
@D_Vernon That’s how I’d go about it. Clearly, taking heat to it isn’t an option (destroys glass/needle/indicator card if it’s good) and...
My usual taste in lanterns however, so thanks for posting Tony. The mantle inspection window in the frosted glass is a nice touch. John
Separate names with a comma.
