Excellent work, most informative. Phil
This LT2 is believed to date from the early 1970s. It has a two-air-tube 250CP burner the same as the FL6, and a black plastic handle like the...
Here it is, with the correct globe and after fettling. I had no FL mantles to hand and wired-on a Tilley 300CP mantle which does the job for now....
Hi Jeff, That’s really helpful as always, thank you. Thanks for confirming the date, Tony, it is what I guessed. I’ll post a pic of the lamp...
Today we were given an unusual Tilley lamp that I can’t find anywhere. It’s like an LT2 but with differences, including a two air-tube burner a...
Well, they look very professional! You clearly put a lot of careful work, time and effort into each one. Well done!
Does anyone know the identity of the online marketplace seller “revamp-a-lamp” who is offering a range of what appear to be X246B lanterns very...
Hello Jeff, many thanks and yes, we also hope they’ll be caught. I’d chop their hands off… I guess the next question has to be “where can I get a...
Thanks, BL. Agreed. We have had to spend the past three days repairing the damage done to the building and reinforcing the door. The remaining...
It is natural to want to display one’s restored lamps to visitors, and we have done this at the station for over a decade as the only totally...
Thanks for your support, everyone. Yes please, the wider publicity we can give to these thefts the better. Sadly, a daylight inspection has...
Two restored lamps were taken from the lamp room at the SVR’s Eardington Station near Bridgnorth, Shropshire on 14th April. Both lamps were...
One of our local preserved railway stations has a different sign advertising the same brand. Apart from the name apparently being an anagram of...
Thanks, Henry, that makes sense. A few sums reveal that pumping 30 strokes of a typical FL60 pump of air at 20 deg C and 50% RH will introduce...
I’ve been told that some users of Tilley lamps with steel tanks (PL53, FL6 etc) add ‘a teaspoonfull of meths’ to each tankfull of paraffin. The...
[ATTACH] Here are two more IL37s. Despite looking sorry for themselves, sadly these are part of a museum’s permanent collection and are not for...
It does look absolutely superb, Colin! And thanks for the tip about the fuel-resistant lacquer, too. I rarely re-spray lamp founts, and got away...
Thanks Colin, I’ll keep that in mind, as at present I am struggling to find Plastikote Arran Beige on sale anywhere. It might be a case of...
Several posters on this Forum over a period of some years have claimed Arum White to be the best match for “Tilley Cream”. Plastikote Arran Beige...
Hi PB and many thanks. I wasn’t shown that post when I searched to Forum earlier. Sadly, Dupli-Color Bahama Beige aerosol doesn’t seem to be...
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