Excellent. Answers a lot of questions. I did a post here a long time ago wondering why we don't see Kayen boxes like we see Tilley boxes. It is...
A few other details, - in 1953 the stem for the 169 was made longer by 10 thousands of an inch. - a vapouriser without the pricker is not a 606 or...
This amazed me. I have a copy of the workshop blueprints for the 606 and 169 vapourizers. The diameter of the tube is 0.380" It was noted on...
Yes. See page 4 of the Tilley book.
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They did a gimbal well before the CS56. This has the SY. [ATTACH] There is another one in an ad on page 79 of the Tilley book.
The numbers are the workshop blueprint numbers. The longer 169 vapouriser was being made well before the 606 so it has a lower number. Can only...
I have some paperwork that explains where these numbers came from. Any guesses ?
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Does this mean you now have two of them ?? I keep looking for another glass in that shop you found yours. :)
Excellent score. Large "LONDON" 300 CP by J.Hirschhorn AG
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Not with 6 arms and crossed in the middle. Got me intrigued this one.
Very nice. I am impressed with the cage.
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In the picture below the four in the middle are decaled Tilleys and are all the same with a round fold on the rim. In the stack on the left, all...
@D_Vernon , I am a real stickler when it comes to keeping things original but if it was adapted by a railway worker decades ago then it would just...
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