Thought this thread could do with a new airing. Heard by me on an Army Brigade radio net in Northern Ireland in 1978: "Hello zero, this is 8...
Banfield's little ironmongery shop in Brighton has been going over 150 years and is still family run. I delivered there for 7 years and never did...
I thought all Americans got their matches free from bars and night clubs. That's the impression we get from films. Every murder is solved by...
I know this may sound really stupid but is the pump leather the right way round? I looked at a brand new M320 in my local army surplus store the...
No 'might' about it. You are now firmly hooked. Bought my first lamp at a car boot sale in the summer. Just had a count up and I've now got 10!...
Hi Nigel, Sounds like the NRV (Non-Return Valve) at the bottom of the pump tube is stuck If you remove the pump from the tube and shine a torch...
I think you may be right Al - found another pic showing the front of the lamp: [ATTACH]
Done a bit of 'Googling' and found the original source of some of the footage (British Pathe). Hopefully this will work for members outside the...
It's now on iPlayer for 7 days. The bit we are interested in is from 46.46 to 48.16. You can download the whole programme to your PC but it will...
It's being repeated in 5 hours at 2am Thurs. Also says 'Available soon on iPlayer'.
Good archive footage of various track and inspection lamps in use on the London Underground shown in UK tonight on BBC 4 'Night on Film: An A-Z of...
I worked for a UK parcel/courier company for 7 years as an owner-driver. 'Fragile' meant 'throw underhand'.
Post delivery on a Sunday and before noon?! Not related to the Queen are you?
Picked up this lamp today at my local market for £10.00. A Bialaddin 300x. Everything is there, original glass etc. Pumps up OK, even has old...
If there are any members in the Horsham, West Sussex, UK area, then there is a guy selling 400 litres of Kerosene as a job lot. Keep your lamps...
The Asda price is the best I've seen in the UK for containerised paraffin. I freaked my sister-in-law out a few years ago when a big bunch of us...
Welcome to the forum Al. Anyone who lists his Hobbies & Interests as 'hard cider and kerosene lanterns' must be a good bloke. PS.. Not a clue...
I'd keep it as it is. A good conversation piece. I'm all for cheap mods to keep things working. I acquired a Vinten Pro5 tripod about 5 years ago...
Well that's cheered me up! I was making the same observation on paraffin prices a few months ago on CCS. At that time my local DIY store was...
Just a quickie for UK members. Being fed up with the price of Nitromors paint stripper, I decided to give Wickes own-label a try. Used it over the...
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