I should have posted this in the Reference Gallery years ago. This has been in my family since before I was born. It was used in the various places my parents lived before they had a house with electricity. My mother gave it to me when she was quite old and clearing her house. This is the lamp that started my deep interest in pressure lamps. This lamp as set up in the next photo is designated TL 136/IP because it has the shade (making it TL136) plus a No. 182 globe and top and bottom insect screens (IP = Insect Protection). I have it set up as a TL 146 below. It had the pre-WWII gallery (springs on the inside). It came with a flat top insect screen, but I replaced it with a Tilley domed screen. Set up as a TL 146/IP. It's now on the top shelf with some of its family. Extract from some post WWII paperwork. I didn't light it up for this presentation, but it works fine. Here is an old photo of the lamp running. Cheers Tony
@Tony Press , thank you for sharing your beautiful lamp, the sentimental value and the love of a family heirloom Absolutely beautiful
Likewise, thanks for sharing. Lamps with their history are have that extra quality about them. With family history, even more so.
Now I'd always thought that the 182 globe on a table lamp was necessary only when using one of Tilley's fabric or celluloid (or whatever it is - rhodoid?) shades and not the glass ones. So I suspect it's an export set-up to enable the fitment of lower insect screens against the budgie-sized moths you apparently have down there...
Indeed, David. The IP (Insect Protection) designation for this lamp requires the globe to stop our moths destroying the mantle the moment the lamp is lit. Cheers Tony
