Rijkswaterstaat, turn tonight

This is a very cool lantern, you can view it in the lantern gallery, my other lanterns and lamps are a bit jelly of this one.

 

Looks great.
Did you get one with descent reflectors?

 

I don’t think we need to have anything in that room that might reflect Darryl having a shower…

Tony

 

I'm just wondering what that big tub is for next to the bog...

 

An excellent addition to your lantern collection.

 

It’s obvious you’ve led a sheltered life, David Shouksmith. The 20 litre drum is to put the beer bottles in!

Tony

 

@David Shouksmith ,
It’s my bin

 

Cool, a new one to me.

 

@Darryl Durdin
Is it a dutch lantern??

 

@bp4willi , hi there, I’m lead to believe Tilley were commissioned to make them for the Dutch water department, no sure on the real history,
Colour is / call duck egg blue
The hood burner, reflectors are SDR
The tank is x246 but where the legs of frame screw internal into the tank,
It has a wing nut pump , the plunger bit is plastic, it has a pressure pip. It also has a half round reflector in the globe it is removable

 

Ah, i thought it was copper green patina.

 

Well that is the real story: Made for "Rijkswaterstaat". The dutch water department.

 

Hey Darryl
I found this lamp in a loft in an old shet of "Rijkswaterstaat" in Kinderdijk Holland.
It was used in the night when there was a storm from the N/W and high tide, to check the dikes for damage. I wil only clean the lamp and make it working again. Then we can put it on display at Kinderdijk.

 

@Erik Dammers , that is a very cool find, having some background history is even cooler. Give it a gentle clean, new set of seals, new mantle, new clean kerosene. It will be bright and beautiful when used for ages to come. You have hours of fun there show and share with the younger generation.