Its burning nicely now ken time for a mantle and the globe now then ? Cheers pete
Thats good to hear Henry Pete
Hi john I dont think many of the users of blanchards ever used the needle correctely john. Out of all the ones i have had very few had clear...
Here is a lamp that dispite my best efforts for last 20+ years i have never managed to aquire one then out of the blue 2 have found there way to...
@Reinhard thankyou for the information never realised it was made for uk market and had no idea of the dating of these this is the only petromax...
Here is a lamp i recentely got Had some problems getting it apart with bolts being stuck a some corrosion on the metal work. I repainted the tank...
Really done a great job polishing this R1 looks fantastic now Cheers pete
Think your right about the copper grease tony i have used it many times on threads and it does a great job in stopping leaky threads. Yes it burns...
Nice work
Nice looking lamp you have there Cheers pete
Thats right paul think of any original chrome tilley pump and control cock would be same as tank chrome
@Jean J I very much doubt tilley ever made such a lamp Yes its a PL53 but not in that finish Looks like a steel wartime version to me with...
Lettering really stands out now
Very strange never seen owt like this before tony cheers pete
Very sad news to hear Thoughts and prayers go out to Neil Pete
On this subject of cracked glass has anyone tried Uv resin glue for glass Type the above into ebay to find the stuff reckon it might be worth...
Lamps look good in garden henry Cheers pete
@presscall Yes its bad john apparentely but its been none stop rain last few days. I just packed car up today will have to drag it all back into...
Just to let anyone who planned to attend The show has just been cancelled to to very wet conditions on the site Cheers pete
@paparazi Great pictures captured the weekends displays well Cheers pete
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