This thread illustrates the repair that I made to the Gloria burner in this example of an early (1914-1917) Gloria Model E Table Lamp. I also show the repacking of the Gloria generator. When I received this lamp I first tested the flame to see how the burner and generator were performing. Answer, not very well. The reason for this bad performance soon became apparent. The bottom of the burner tubes and the burner caps themselves were heavily eroded through use. I cleaned the burner caps and the base of the burner tube. I also made a disk of stainless steel mesh to sit tightly inside the burner cap. Here the mesh had been forced into the cap with a steel rod. You will note the cracks that were already in the cast brass burner cap on the rim around 7 o'clock and 1 o'clock. As the burner tubes were very tightly affixed to the cast burner head (at this stage), I did the first silbrazing with the burner tubes in situ. Here the cleaned surfaces to be joined well treated with flux. Here after the initial joining with silbraze using a MAPP torch. The heat from the first silbraze job loosened both burner tubes and they were then able to be separated from the cast burner head. Here is the second tube and burner cap being prepared for silbrazing. The tube and cap on the right was the first to be repaired. The one on the left is next up. Here the burner cap and tube were cleaned where the join was to be, and treated with flux. Note also that I treated the sides of the burner cap with toothpaste to stop any silver solder from adhering to the burner cap below the targeted join. After the silbrazing, before cleanup. Both burner tubes and caps repaired and ready to be reassembled on the burner head. Testing Final result Repacking the original Gloria generator This looks very much like it is the original generator for this table lamp. The end hex cap with the jet was able to be removed and I extracted the asbestos rope packing from inside. There was also a shaped brass gauze cap at the top of the asbestos rope. Boyh the rope and the gauze were heavily carboned. I repacked, loosely, with some new asbestos rope, and placed a brass gauze disk in the top of the generator. This is the generator being used in the photo above and the linked thread of the lamp being used. Cheers Tony
