Tilley BR49- when was it made?

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  1. Tilley Two-shoes United Kingdom

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    Hello, I've got one of these! Can anyone tell me more about it (year/s of manufacture or anything else)? I've not got it running yet. Thanks all :)
     
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    AussiePete United States Subscriber

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    Welcome from Queensland Australia
    There is further information in the reference section of this forum that shows the various models etc. My BR49 is dated June 1958.
    Cheers
    Pete
     
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    Welcome aboard!:thumbup:
     
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    We either need a picture or you need to look for a date stamp. Tilley started to date stamp in November 1956 with a small often faint mark of three or four numbers and two letters. We have no idea what the letters are but the numbers are month and year. 1 to for 12 month and last two year. With a little luck yours will be from before Oct 1957 which will mean a good solid lamp. After that the quality begins to deteriorate. ::Neil::
     

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