Hi Neil, I wasn't able to get to the Ipswich event this year. But your photo's show a fine display as always :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Among...
Henry, you can safely stretch the spring on the picker pin spindle with out fear of it breaking, just remove the spring and with the back of an...
Henry, if the top half of the vaporiser tube is sound you can get away with just silver soldering in a new bottom half that passes through the...
A very nice job Henry, firstly re the filler cap, I have some new valve stems hear and can put one in the post if you want, just send me a private...
That is indeed with out doubt a very early Blanchard Lamp. It's nice to see it in a 1911 catalogue, and which show's they must have been making...
James, Re your above post and photo's. The Blanchard Globe on the right is 100% genuine and would have been made by Pyrex although very few are...
A very nice job James, The tank on your Blanchard is of the very first type, being more pear shaped and would date from before about 1915 when the...
Neil, As the above photo from Shackelton's Expedition of 1915 shows a Blanchard 1215, with the standard tank that was used on all of Blanchard's...
Hi Neil, This is a nice find Neil, and indeed an early Blanchard 1215 tank and arms, and I think it would date from about 1915 on wards. In the...
James, you said this seller had a second Blanchard that they had already sold first, did you manage to see a photo of it?, and if so was it in a...
I see someone has now bought this Blanchard twin burner lamp, would be interesting to know if a fellow member has bought it?.
Hi Sean, If you send me a private message with your address I will post you a old style Tilley Bakelite Knob for your lamp. Cheers, Jim
Hi Pete, Only just seen your post, I must say you have done a lovely job on this Blanchard 1000. It looks as good as the day it was made, and...
Yes well done in getting going again James, Finding the proper globe for that model of lamp will be a problem. It's the same type that went into...
James, Re your leaky spindle, sounds like the spring on the pricker pin spindle may-be to weak. The first thing to try and what in most cases...
Yes your right James it was made in November 1923. Up to 1925 the burner were rated 100cp and 300cp, After 1925 they upgraded to 150cp and...
Hi James, If it's helpful, The pricker pin in a Blanchard 350cp burner is 0.007 thou of an inch, sorry don't know what that would be in metric. I...
Hi Pete, Sorry I missed this post at the time you posted it. I must say that your Double Blanchard is looking good and running very well indeed...
Hi Neil, That was a very good display you Henry and Stu put on, well done indeed. Did they get a good number of the public turn up that evening...
Sorry Neil, I have to disagree with you on it not being easy to date of Blanchard lamps. Early ones made by "BLANCHARD" from about 1909 to...
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