This is another example of a Gloria Table Lamp from around 1914 to 1917. The "Model E" designation is Neil McRae's from the Pressure Lamp Catalogue. I think that the fuel tube above the fount has been replaced or repaired in the past. The burner caps were burnt out, as were the bottoms of the burner tubes, so I modified and repaired these by silbrazing the caps to the tubes, thus allowing the original parts to be used, and also allowing the burner tubes to be unscrewed from the cast burner. Here alight and fitted with a Coleman-style "Universal" shade fitting and a copy shade. The fitting on the top of the fount where the fuel tube emerges is different from that on my other example here). I suspect this is a repair. You should be able to see the silbrazing repair I did to join the burner caps to the damaged tubes. Note that the shroud that fits over the burner tube add sits on the fount has "bubbled" ends, and is different to the shroud on the example I linked to above. The fibre wheel is a reddish-brown. The generator screws into a hex fitting that screws into the fuel tube. In the other examples of this lamp I have seen the generator screws directly into the fuel tube. Up and running As it came These a great little lamps. I'll do another thread on the repairs I did to this lamp. Not bad for something that's almost 110 years old! Many thanks to @Akeepsake! Cheers Tony
I have posted the repair I did to the burners tubes and caps of this lamp here: Repairing an early Gloria burner and generator Cheers Tony
I'm curious—has anyone tried fitting a different burner on this model to see how it performs? I'm working on a similar lamp and wondering if parts from later Glorias are interchangeable. Also, did anyone ever find out if that frosted globe was original or just a perfect match someone happened to u
I had one with the same tank shape and the air intake in a similar spot—looks like an early version before they changed to the more common upright air tube.
