Wow! A few things to cover here. Wim. Yes it is an Arkon made Lamp/Fount made from Brass, with an Aladdin Burner assembly. I hope to get to Newark...
To the best of my knowledge the "bad joint" acts to prevent the spring from sticking in the Vaporiser, and is deliberate.
Not sure if that make me happy or not :-k
It was. Not as good as it could have been, as fount has 3/4 stress cracks. to be honest I was more interested in the structure of the lamp than...
Does anybody know what the thinking behind the Mil.spec Lamps? Why they changed a sound and functional system,proven over a number of years. Apart...
I think I may have identified the stud thread. It is possibly 5/16" BSC (British Standard Cycle). This is 20 TPI. The stud is a bit short to...
Porkpie Tilley Does anybody happen to know what the thread is on the cage fixing studs? I think it is 5/16" Whitworth But it does not seem quite...
I have David!! I was drooling My wife became suspicious! Found a couple that fit the the globe. The search begins.
Now I have a Globe that is not correct for the 305, I suppose it would be wrong not to find a lamp to fit it to! Help is required. What lamp...
I had my suspicions as to the type of globe and its scarcity. Sorry about the the first post, I had been increasing the value of Guinness shares...
I knew this day would come! Might as well give a donkey a tomahawk to use. It is a 305 model. the hole is original and there for lighting. Have...
Got my hands on a 1954 Bialaddin with a Military stamp. It must have seen active service, as it has a bullet hole in the Globe :^o . Is this the...
He who knows most things,"me Dad" said the same thing, as to the blue hue of Nickel. Sadly for me the only thing that had a blue look was the air,...
The reason that I am not sure is the fact that the Fount is so pitted that I have tried "reverse electrolysis" to remove the plating, with no...
Are the plated fount's on Coleman lanterns Nickel or Chromium plated? Model concerned is a 83 Canadian 335.
Further research on Brass for making a spigot for my R1 heater has led me in many directions, most of them interesting, if not relevant. The...
If you do a google search for PRESSURE LAMPS INTERNATIONAL there is a good article on F. RACEK & Co. They started in 1925 and i think are still...
I have come to the conclusion that the thread is 26 tpi, as stated in a previous reply, and is a type that is used mainly for brass fittings in...
Being the son of a toolmaker who has a small engineering business,perhaps I should make the part myself. I have a good one to copy. Does anybody...
Where is the best place to find a mantle spigot for a R1 flat top Tilley burner, took the burner apart to clean, insertion thread was so worn it...
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