A further question... What fuel do they run on?
I'll have a go at cleaning it up at some point. It's in the queue of lanterns that are awaiting attention :)
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Looks like a repair.....
Took a bit of a punt and bought this today. Think it may be an optimus 300. Not sure as i know more about tilleys and vapalux. If anyone knows if...
Bought this tank today for spares. Any ideas on what has been improvised on the side of it?? [ATTACH]
Has anyone else noticed the air buttons are different on the earlier pl53's. They are not interchangeable with older models!!
I've got an early pl53 like this. Does the top flip up on this one as well?
The insect shield is fixed in place, I've been cleaning the lamp today, the top is brass. More pictures will follow, it's starting to look good!
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[ATTACH] picked this up today at an auction, not sure if it is original or not? Any ideas? has some unusual features...
That'll clean up, look forward to seeing your progress with the lamp.
Thanks Wim and Mick for the advice! back to the garage for another session I think!!
Having recently acquired a bench polisher I seem to be having trouble getting a good finish on tilley brass tanks. If anyone has a polisher could...
I had this problem with royal mail international mail. The problem is that the tanks have a residue of oil which i assume sets the sniffer dogs...
I'm loving the banter the thread has kicked off lol! I actually house-share with a mate, the haynes manual and 'japanese performance' are...
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