I'm not quite sure of the relevance of the last posting...! But I agree that the measurement of light output from a bulb or similar source can be...
I've not posted on this excellent Forum for a while now, but the recent acquisition and restoration of a pre-war Famos 120CP mantle lamp has...
Looking at the photos of the sliced-open vaps - and I congratulate the slicers on their machining skills - one would imagine that carbon would...
"Paraffin, petrol, manufactured gas, alcohol and other fuels" according to the Guild listing here so I guess that excludes electric. Thanks for...
I've recently been talked into joining the above organisation. Did I do the right thing? Phil
I'm trying to understand how pressure lamps got their CP ratings, but the numbers don't seem to stack up. I understand that 1 candlepower...
I haven't read Viz Comic since I was a schoolboy, but I can report that the meeting last night was packed, and the presentation demonstrated that...
What's wrong with real ale?
Some of you in the Worcestershire area might be interested in the meeting being hosted by the Transition Gasketeers in Malvern this coming Monday...
No! You will need to replace the rubber pip in the non-return valve at the bottom end of the pump. I find that the current type squared-off rubber...
A bit off-topic, but in 1970 when I was a student, I worked at a petrol station and we sold Aladdin Pink Paraffin. You got about 6 pints of...
I have found with this older pattern of pump that it helps to loosen the large knurled ring before unscrewing the cap from the top of the pump...
Quite right, Matthew, and whilst doing some research on historic lighting in the County of Worcestershire earlier today I came across this nice...
There are working gas lights at the Severn Valley Railway's Kidderminster station. Also the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley has a number of...
Well, I've spent a pleasant afternoon fabricating a frame out of coat hanger wire soldered together, for the upper and lower rings, and twisted...
I've heard back from the eBay seller this morning. They have no frames available. I've advised them to change their misleading description, and...
Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I have now tried a number of types and makes, and whilst there is some difference between them it does seem...
That's the one, David. I've bought a number of Tilley spares from them in the past, and found them very good. However, a "shade" without its...
What a fantastic resource this Forum is! A Google search for "Tilley part number 621" led me straight to this thread. I had exactly the same...
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