This is a Gloria 100 kerosene lantern, made in Melbourne (Australia) by Gloria Light Co. Pty. Ltd. (Australia). The hood (vent) is very heavy enamelled steel and well made. The collar and glass rest comes with a redundant door that can shut off air flow to the air tube. As @Mackburner has pointed out here, it does not seem to serve any purpose for running the lantern. Note that the Preston loop vapouriser (generator) has a fitted nipple and jet that is locked into place by hex fitting. I am assuming that the bottom spirit dish, pressed into the part that fits in the centre of the collar, was ineffective - hence the the top spirit cup that swings on the air tube (see detail below). The pump leather is spread into shape by two formed pieces of copper. (I have two other Gloria pumps like this). I had to remake the threaded fitting for the cap nut. As it came: The threaded stud that fits the cap nut had sheared. I had to drill out the pice stuck in the cast of the burner and re-thread it: The jet seems rather large to me, but the lantern runs fine once warmed up. The pricker needle wire was broken off but I salvaged one from another Gloria 100. Getting it going: Great colours from the first firing. The brown mantle mark soon burned off and the lantern behaved very well. Two other examples of the Gloria 100 are shown here: 1930s Gloria 100 and here: Gloria 100 - Australian Made. This is another interesting lamp from the Australian Gloria stable. Well made and solid. Cheers Tony
One of my favorite Aussies !! Interestingly my vent changed colour from black to brown after running mine for a while ??? Go figure ?? A very robust lantern built like a brick dunney! Here’s mine:
@Akeepsake Very interesting. If I get the other, more beaten up, 100 going I’ll leave it burning for a long time and see what happens. The Gloria 100 in this thread is now destined to be a shelf queen. Tony
Boy, I really like the look of this lantern! I think the top/vent really sets it apart from other similar sized lanterns!
