Tilley or not

Hi fellas, i came across this tilley pump.
Is it a ill make it work or an original item.
I've not seen one.

Any thoughts

 

Nothing I’ve seen before.
Someone is likely to tell what stove it used to be on.
Does it work well anyway??

 

It work well, i thought maybe an iron but they are short

 

Looks like the original end of the pump has been lost along the way and someone has improvised one to keep the pump working. I've seen quite a few repairs on tilleys in the style of a bush mechanic, eg use whats around at the time and fettle it so it works

 

It looks like a Tilley pump with a radio switch put on it...


Tony

 

I would bet on that bakelite knob being from an old valve radio.

 

Yes, I agree, it certainly looks like a knob from an old valve radio.

 

This is cool, lantern and old valve radio.
Old school

 

I used to collect old radios as a lad and I'm pretty sure that's a bakelite knob from an old valve set.

 

Yep, a bushie’s fix to get her going.
In the old days, I recollect as the good old days, Aussies out in the bush were masters of repurposing, they had to be.
Cheers
Pete

 

Have you tried "tuning it - changing stations"? I know, I know, very funny, George... come up with a better one!!

 

@george
You should know better mate, they have different valves ...... shhhsk!!!

 

It's got the whole art-deco thing goin' on! I like it!

Mike.

 

@Darryl Durdin

Seeing that you’ve got this lamp/radio thing going, you should have bought this on eBay the other day:


Tony

 

Now that’s a rarity

 

@Tony Press
I keep missing the good bits.