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Subj: Re: Coleman Lantern.= Tilley lamp?
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Well obviously the Coleman and Tilley lamps sold in this country were
different from those mentioned by John, since the only table mantle lamp
I ever saw was under the name Aladdin, and the Tilley and Coleman lamps
were both pump up pressure lights, and were virtually identical.
Bob VK6BE
> ust a few comments who not only remembers these lamps but also used
> them as well.
>
> The Coleman Lamp was a very decorative brass table lamp with a long
> tall belled at the base glass type tube. It ran on paraffin with a
> wick (which one trimmed) to stop the lamp from smoking and giving off
> an obnoxious smell. After lighting the lamp one had to replace the
> glass tube very quickly as one never got a second chance due to heat.
>
> The Tilley lamp of which there is one in my garage again ran on
> paraffin but the tiny glass tube at the very top of the lamp had a
> mantle inside similar to the old type gas mantle. One had to "Pump"
> the paraffin just like the old type "Blowlamps" which again I have
> one in my garage.
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