This is the Gloria No. 20 Table Lamp, called the "No. 20 Portable Lamp" in a 1920s Australian Gloria catalogue. In the first photograph, and when shown burning, it is fitted with the Japanese "Shimada" globe that came with the Gloria No. 20 Bracket Lamp (Hollow Wire) shown here. The burner cap on this lamp has been repaired by me by brazing (hard soldering) the end cap of an Austramax burner to the remnants of the burnt out Gloria burner (see below). There is lens distortion in this photo. The repaired burner end cap. I had to manufacture one of the lugs that the globe holder screw fits into. As it came: Up and running: I will do a separate thread on the fettling of this stove, but here is the end cap of the burnt-out burner (note the monkey grips are supporting the burner tube, not gripping it, for the sake of the photograph): This is a very bright lamp and a pleasure to use. Cheers Tony
Nice restoration Tony . I do have the right burner cap like yours here you just have to pick it up . Bob .
Hi Tony, thanks for posting this on your Gloria, I did not know what model number until now, can you supply me the air gap of the gen to the edge of the burner tube please, Thanks Frank
Frank The air gap is 12.5mm. Mind you, there was no science involved. That was just the way it went back together easiest. It burns very well. I used a 500cp Petromax long mantle that I got from @dday that was marked “test”. I use them to test my lamps. It’s working well so I won’t replace it yet. I do think, though, a more globe-shaped mantle would be better. Cheers Tony @outback boy
This lamp in the Reference Gallery is also an Australian-made Gloria No. 20 “Portable Lamp”: Gloria lamp (Made in Australia) Cheers Tony
This is an illustration of the Gloria No. 20 "Portable Lamp" from the late 1920s Gloria Light Co. of Australasia catalogue shown here in the Reference Library. Cheers Tony
