Just got a Veritas 350 and noticed that the cage, while complete and everything attached to the right places, still is a bit on the loose side....
Okay, I thought so - that info on Grace's was wrong. But still: Tilley did something during WW I and before. What did they do? Maybe not pressure...
It is a very exciting story - like, actually, most industrial history. On the surface it might look boring to some, especially because companies...
That's the spirit
Thanks, I will consider that. Did you also have the impression that the original paint job was of a poor quality?
Excellent! You are a true oracle on these matters. It never occurred to me that the arrangement of letting Lux produce the vacuum cleaners for...
I have a red X246B from December 1974 which has been used... The paint on the tank doesn't look like if it was ever very solid but as I am...
I found an article on that great search engine, Trove, which you suggested, Tony. And it was possible for me to order a copy of it, which I am now...
At Grace's Guide it is claimed that Tilley was producing paraffin lamps during World War I for the British army. Does anyone know more about...
Some questions that puzzles me around the Swedish company Lux when trying to describe its lamp past and life in general at my website (in...
Thank you very much, both of you. Having got this hobby of writing about lamps and their manufacturers, I can't help wondering why so many of...
Thank you very much, Tony - I would need a lamp before I need parts :) But so far I would like to write something about Australian pressure lamp...
Having tried to locate Austramax' website, I had to give up - do they have one? Or can I see their current products, company info etc. anywhere...
Yes, Christer, you are right about more lamps being available in other countries - and shipping costs from Germany being closer to decent. But for...
As I live in Sweden, I do not see many - if any - lamps and lanterns of the British brands Tilley, Bialaddin, Vapalux and Veritas around. So in...
Reading this thread is like watching a horror movie - every 2 minutes there is a new thrill. But trying to understand what this guy Derek is...
Thanks Jeff :content:
They look very nice. Were there ever an original black version of the X246 - or is this an artistic expression?
Hi, I'm Jørgen - new to CPL. This is a very interesting topic: what to do when changing old things... because that is really what is going on. We...
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