A couple of seals and it works well, not bad for $40 bucks AUD this one i wont clean up it's for my shed so i don't have to use my clean one's
Nice worker, @Buggerlugs. If that’s a deep 171 glass, swap it for a later one. You also have the first version of the Tilley black enamel hood (one “lip” not two): On Tilley X246 Enamelled Steel Hoods Cheers Tony
Cool so did I do well? and have you got anther link so I can tell the difference between the glasses and thanks for all your help at this rate just maybe I might learn lots as i am now, this might hlep me to help others you never know
Nice find! You might consider doing this one up and swapping it for one of your more modern 246s. This one is quite special.
Not hugely special as such but early and worth taking a little more care over. The details that mark it out as being an early Guardsman are the deep globe and the black hood with only one upturned lip. The frame is the later style though with the 246b type bail holders. For shed duties you could find a common or garden 246b or a cheap Petromax clone.
Where to start: It’s a 1949-1954 Tilley X246. The hood is the first “shape” of its kind. The glass might be the oldest “shape” of its kind... Take some time to look around this site, and you will see much about what you ask. You’ve got some gems! Cheers Tony
That was the plural of 246! I sometimes write 246's but that's not grammatically correct... not that I'm a grammar expert! I sometimes change the sentence entirely so I don't have to worry about pluralising 246 (or any other lantern with a number in its name).
Great to see the X246 site but I still need to see photos of the glass difference so i can put the right one on thanks for the help
Let’s re-set the discussion of this lantern. 1. The tank (with Tilley stamped on the side) and the frame/bail arrangement make it a late-1954+ Tilley X246. So it’s not an early version of the post-“pork pie” Tilley X246. 2. It has the earliest version of the black enamelled hood. That isn’t so unusual, I’ve handled at least one of this kind of X246 with that version of the hood. 3. The “deep glass” just means that the bottom of the 171 glass extends further down the vapouriser than the later 171 glass. Compare the glass on this lamp to the glass on one of your X246B lamps. I’ll photograph a side by side comparison later today. The deep glass is an earlier casting than the “shallow” glass. I’m not sure what you are asking about the “Brown”. Cheers Tony
I think I have it the first edition X246 had one lip on the hood,the bail is the same as this photo the second photo i took, which is different from the second editions and no stamping on the fount, also had the deeper glass on it, is this correct?
“Deep” No. 171 glass and “one lip” hood on left; “shallow” glass and 2 lip hood on right: These black hoods are far more common in Australia than the brown version. I have no idea of what paint might match, but no paint will survive the lantern being lit. Cheers Tony
Yes, I always have a bit of a chuckle at the youtube videos that do a lamp overhaul, paint the hood then do a light up. They never show the light up for long
Yes I know my son tried it, most funny indeed, but we did think that it would burn, nothing lost and nothing gained, but good for display only
