First post here so go easy please. Just purchased this from the bay. New to all this so here goes! Tank is in good condition just dirty and clean inside. There’s two types of control cock apparently, not sure which one this is. The springs are on the inside of the gallery bit, 1940’s? The pricker works fine. There’s no mantle yet but there seems to be the remnants of something in the upper mantle groove? The globe is aftermarket with no markings and there isn’t any kind of pressure release on the tank anywhere. The pump seems to work ok. I’m waiting for a service kit to replace seals etc and I’ll oil the pump leather. Can’t see anything wrong as yet but I haven’t stripped the pump yet! I bow to you more knowledgeable folk. Any info is extremely appreciated.
GF control tap the steel ring is the remains of a tilley ‘happy mantle’ a type of mantle with a steel ring that you pressed onto the burner by hand happy days cheers pb
Welcome, @Dave Gidman. The ring in the mantle groove is the remnants of a Tilley “Happy” mantle and should be removed. Cheers Tony Ha! Crossed with the Pod.
@Dave Gidman A few things to come back on: 1. The control cock is a GF cock (1940 onwards). Check the riser tube/handle and see how deep the area is that the cock screws into. Would it take the much longer XN cock? 2. Does the bottom rim of the tank have any stampings on it? Cheers Tony
Dave That is the Registered design stamp. The next thing to check is that the tank is brass, not steel (a war time economy). Cheers Tony
Definitely brass, I gave it a quick polish earlier. I can’t see anything else stamped around there. I’ve just been on the Terry-Marsh site and I think this is mine on the left. Perhaps it is a TL10 without the shade? I read the Neil McRae piece about the different TL’s so I don’t suppose it matters what it is really. Lovely thing whatever’s on top.
