Very nice post - thanks for your insights.
Beautiful lantern and superb globe - both in outstanding condition. The price was actually not too bad considering the globe is currently going...
Glad you got it Tony - what a beautiful lantern. This community is an international one - but with the background history I am glad this one...
Pretty sure that the top seller ships OS and that explains the high price achieved. Not that long ago (just before Covid) I sold fifty Tilley 246...
Any chance that it may be homemade?
Very sad news indeed - thanks for posting this Tony. My condolences to his family.... I won't be at the meet this weekend but will light some...
The length, threaded pricker and D stamped jet rule out Coleman . Do a search for threaded prickers to narrow the search. Cheers Peter
Very nice lantern. The 220E's are very hard to find in Australia and the big hat 228E even more so - so you have done well, particularly re...
From a "modernish" Coleman lantern.
Maybe a variation on "swag" mentioned above...rather than a play on words. Swagger - a very confident, self important manner.
A "swagger" of ..... a play on swag already suggested.
I think you are right Matty. The UK 237 and 249 I found most likely came over on the boat with the ten pound Poms. Cheers Peter
Beautiful lantern Pete. Usually find Canadian or Australian 249s in Australia...in fact have never seen a USA 249 in the wild in Australia. Was it...
Brilliant results - that sure would save some time compared to our normal methods. Hope you find the recipe...looks like it would be useful for...
My guess is that it may not be a Solar. I have never seen a Solar with a green enamel top and all the ones I have seen have had markings/stamping...
I can send you a jet and needle if you would like them. Cheers Peter
Hi there - my guess is that it is to provide for drainage if unburnt fuel or fuel overflow. Have seen these on ebay over the years and have always...
Eiremax thanks for sharing your experience. Greatly appreciated.
Thanks Wim and John for your replies. I had a nagging thought that I may have read somewhere that they don't fit (perhaps your link above...
Will Petromax jets and needles fit the same CP size Hipolito lanterns eg will Petromax 250 jets/needles fit 250 Hipolito lanterns? Common sense...
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