I’ve started on the Gloria pile!

A very homely light!

 

@Henry Plews

I do not have a mica cuff for it (or the other one elsewhere in Tasmania). I’m working up the courage to make my own.

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Tony

 

Next one from the pile...

I’ll get it in the Reference Gallery tomorrow.



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Tony

 

This one:



... is now in the Reference Gallery:

https://classicpressurelamps.com/threads/nagel-chase-model-10-table-lamp-1920-1932.18117/


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Tony

 

A fine addition to your collection.

 

I’ve added this to the Gloria pile. I’m working on it now.

Ignore the shade… this is the seller’s photo. The shade is destined for a wickie somewhere…

An interesting lamp, not branded Gloria, though.





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Tony

 

A new addition (not yet in my hands).



The electric light “bell” has already found a home.

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Tony

 

A fine fettling project!

 

Martin

That’s a good advertisement!

The illustration on the left looks like a Gloria Oxo-Gas:



The tank in my last post above has a seam about 1/3 of the way from the bottom. It looks like the model that Neil McRae has designated as “Model C” in his pressure lamp catalogue.

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Tony

@ROBBO55

 

I’m happy with this.



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Tony

 

Not bad for a lamp that’s probably over 100 years old.




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Tony

 

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Tony

 

Whoa, that's looking bright!

 

Henry

Very bright for a little lamp.

I’ve had to do a fair bit of fiddling around with the fount because it had a couple of tiny holes in the rim. I think I’ve got it sorted now. I’ve run it on both kerosene and gasoline.

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Tony

@Henry Plews

 

Next cab off the rank.



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Tony

 

Slow and steady… I’m getting there on this one:



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Tony

 

A fine fettling project!

 

this chandelier is very impressive, no chance to find such a lamp here

 

@Michel

I did a little bit more work on it this afternoon. I’m very happy with it.

I need to build some mica for it.



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Tony

 

Excellent progress!

 

Pretty damm amazing I think !

 

The above lamp is now here:

Crystal-Lite Table Lamp (Unknown Model; AJ Alsdorf, Chicago USA; 1920s)



Now working on this Aussie battler:



Testing with a (too big) test mantle.



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Tony

 

It took me quite a while to get this lamp “tuned”. It burned a little bit rich, and minor adjustments did not make much of a difference.

But… I finally stumbled on the problem. Over the years a layer of hard, lacquered carbon, about 2mm thick, had accumulated in the “S” bend of the burner tube, resulting in restricting air intake in the burner. This could not be seen but found with much poking and prodding.




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Tony

 

Very impressive Tony - a great addition to an already amazing thread!