It’s a 1958 Bluebird Sportsman
@Tony Press yep that’s it. I assume its purpose was solely to use the later control cock. In the case of the BR lamps maybe as a option to replace...
I do like the PL53 lamps. I thought the WWII lamps usually had a steel tank, the XN control cock maybe from an earlier lamp.
The control cock is obviously later than the tank but in order to make it fit there is a brass bush, similar to the adjusting ring we see on the...
I picked this up earlier in the week. Clearly it’s not got the pre heat burner wick assembly, but the tank has no markings or stamps, either on...
I’m sure myself and @Gareth Shepherd will put an appearance in again…:lol:
Could you share some pictures of the lamps, it will help to answer your query.
That second shot looks much better, try a mantle on it.
An obstruction in one of the air vents, along with over pressure can result in a rich mixture, hence the yellow flames. Unfortunately if I were to...
@David Lawlor daft question but have you removed the filler cap to see if the wick is in the tank.
I have one..:lol: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This first lamp in the pics Vapalux 300, 1945 maybe. If the Bialaddin glass is in the 300 I would say it’s a later replacement, but I’m not sure...
@Gareth Shepherd we need to try this.
1943 Vapalux 300 This is the paint configuration I have used on various Vapalux 300s.
Very nice lamp, well presented.
It has been sat on the shelf a number of years, never thought to look for any markings on it. They are very faint but it’s marked S-5-39 [ATTACH]...
I have an identical lamp in the shed, but I never checked if there are any markings on it. Job for tomorrow..:-k
I believe the S refers to the Syracuse factory, followed then by the month and year.
The paint looks like duck egg blue, usually seen on the rare Rijkswaterstaat SDR lamps, I have never seen it on a Guardsman. Wing nut pumps you...
A fine job, looks great and working well.
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