This is my first ever pressure lamp, the Lilor (No.1931) Table/Wall lamp, bought in 2007. This lamp was in a very poor condition and my “fettling project” (thanks Christer) could be the topic for a short story; I maybe post something about that later. This lamp first appears in the Lilor 1923-24 catalogue and has the “Bec Lor” burner with both a fuel valve control as well as a pricker. It has a bayonet mantle fitter that can be used with both soft as well as rigid mantles. As many of the French indoor pressure lamps it uses an external pump and the light output is said to be 150 CP. This lamp can be converted from a table lamp to a wall lamp. It has a 78mm shade fitter for several options of glass shades and is often shown in catalogue pages with also a “huge” external textile shade. The “looks”, as you can see is the “fancy” French design that you can see in almost all the earlier French lamps. /Conny
Hello Conny, it's a fine lamp! Your are correct about the early French lamps they are all very ooo la la! Jeff.
Very nice lamp Conny. Very French. You had some severe work with that one, but it eventually turned out to be an outstanding lamp. And also a milestone since it's the reason for your first stumbling steps into the world of real lamps.
