Seems like you are Stu the handle maker now !! Well done . Mine has had much admiration . I bore all my guests with tales of tilley lamps ....
A while ago I spotted a TL14 tank online . There were no fittings .... Just a bare brass tank . I could not resist the challange of making up a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have been looking for a PL for quite a while when this one turned up online . I was lucky enough...
WOW !!!! That looks fantastic . Far better than Tilley produced I bet ! Can't thank you enough Stu . So glad I found...
Hi Jean . Thanks for that . I have never seen a tripod version before but then again , I am fairly new to lamp collecting so that's probably...
Simply beautiful collection Jean . I am new to Tilley collecting but already very keen and have restored some nice table lamps . I must admit , I...
Yes , well spotted about the spirit cup .... Now I know how I burnt the house down . Hard to explain when the wife got home after shopping ....
Hi all. last month I bought online a TL14 with a nice Vitrisil shade . When it arrived I was a bit disappointed to note that it was a steel...
Hi to all . Yes , I finally sorted the pump . It gave up the ghost finally and unscrewed as it should . A vice and large padded grips did the...
Hi . I have a problem with the non return valve on a Tilley female thread pump on a TL14 table lamp . The plunger simply rises back up after...
Yes , good advice . Thanks for that . I have aquired a burner from the later Tilley . Split pin type . It fits well and looks much better...
Hi all . This lamp collecting sure gets addictive !!! Can someone tell me if the burner assby from the standard stormlamp fits the...
I have just restored this table lamp from a very sad state . I bought it with the usual "onion" clear shade . However I like the look of it with...
I recently posted a thread about a problem with my Tilley R1 heater . It was burning very badly indeed in spite of hours of fettling and new seals...
Well , at last the problem is solved !! After going through everything many times , it turned out to be the burner . Although this looked OK and...
Well , I have certainly learned a lot from all the replies and advice . What looks such a simple device can produce some unexpected problems . I...
Yes , no problem . No offence taken ! Nice to know there are so many lamp enthusiasts out there . We all enjoy different aspects of the hobby...
Well you know , we all have our opinions about things we like or collect . As they say "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" Although these...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] These are two lamps that I bought a long time ago from car boot sales . Although they are not truly the kind of...
Once again , thanks for all the great advice . I am now fairly sure my problem is the vaporiser . I have tried another from a lamp in it . Shorter...
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