No, not a member of the lamp producing family afaik, but perhaps related. [ATTACH] Either way, it seems clear where the inspiration came from to...
@ROBBO55 You are most welcome, but Ian Ashton showed me most of the way. Looking at your location, I almost envy you for having springtime down...
Wow, I created a 220 model! Senior moment: one should read 320 of course! Mike
Not so arrant, David. Nor nonsense. The way I read Tom, he mentions changed formalities and stricter application of taxes, spurred by Brexit. Nor...
It could be this lamp was saved because it was electrified. Many old lamps were discarded when new owners did not know how to use them, or did not...
It has the (new) collar with one triangled hole, replacing the multi-slotted ones in the end of 1944. This also means you do not have to dig for...
Oh dear. Oh dear o dear. Mind, if there ever will be need for therapeutic reassurance, you are surrounded here by empirical experts. Welcome! Mike
The difference in profile of the domed top on the 220 models is a change from slightly profiled - as in o-ring's lamp - to a smooth, rounder one...
Well Matti, it does look nice, and looks are what you were after for, were you not? And who really needs a (correct reading) pressure gauge? So...
Thank you for the note - and picture - Fiona. Living off the grid and in the country easily makes for a busy day, every day. I got a taste of...
@Jean J You are most welkome if this is how it worked for you Jean! And it is my turn to thank you for making me smile at your reaction; takes...
By the way, I writer the earlier massage in a new for me smartphone that annoyingly had Android by Google on it. Limited to correct, it is...
Hello Graeme, Welkome to this site; indeed you have a X246B model. Irrespective of its experienced condition - which to me makes it more...
Soms nice photography as well, pictures that invite to look at again and again. That background is testimony of a long time hobby? Regards, Mike
The Tilley X246B model could be standing for "the least expensive for Tilley to make lamp". To begin with a concentric round nut to connect tank...
I see, with todays western Europe effectively being an open market. Although Brexit makes for a less accessible part of it, at least financially....
All true @ColinG, but that relates more to how lamps were assembled with mixed parts. With these fuel caps I simply illustrate what was found on...
I do not think I have ever been caught suggesting one should polish a brassy, being it a lamp or stove. So in this case I can only admire your...
I am sure most of us are in this predicament nowadays. But I agree, a nice wonderful find will come along if you are willing to look for it. Check...
Having handled often lamps made by Willis & Bates, I am still surprised by the small diferences found on their lamps. How a small company can be...
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