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Subj: Re: Coleman Lantern.= Tilley lamp?
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G0TEZ Opined with considerable skill:-
> I wonder if the Coleman lamp is the same as the 'Tilley' lamp we used on
> the farm in my youth, before electricity.
> They had a brilliant white light and ran for a week on about half a pint
> of paraffin. They did smell a bit if you cut corners by using TVO,Hi!
>
> I'm not sure who invented them, though. I also had carbide lamps on my
> pedal cycle about that time (acetylene). So bright that even oncoming
> cars used to flash their lights to try to get me to dip mine.
Apologies for the late follow-up Ian, I have only just spotted your
summission.
Coleman lamps are not the same as Tilley lamps. I believe they are the
type of lamp which uses a wick combined with a mantle and work without
pressure. A Tilley lamp would look very out of place in the home,
whereas the Coleman is quite ornamental as well as functional.
I remember the acetylene lamps. The were sold in outdoor pursuit types
of establishment until the end of the '60s and were popular with cavers.
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