ditchman 1,468 Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 in the back of the shed .......i have this old diddy parafeen lamp.......dont get used in the house as it has a couple of splits where the handle joind the body....so it does stink on parafeen..........so i had a bit of time on my hands about 3 weeks ago...and decieded to take it apart and clean it ..take the dents out and mend the holes...cause i rekon it is a pretty little thing and should be bought back into use... will post a few more pics of progress later.............. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 1,468 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 next thing was to .....give it a good old clean up and check what needs fixing.....the burner was ok and i had the wick out and washed and flattered it and trimmed it ...then a look at the body ...and as you can see ...where the handle joind the body ...the solder is cracked............ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 1,468 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 heat up the handle and melt it away from the body..............clean.....(it must be clean)...and re-solder...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 1,468 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 put the wick back in and trim it ......polish it up ....clean the chimney and light it up ....... jobs a gooden......... 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonjon79 13,340 Posted April 29, 2020 Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 You've made a really nice job of that I like holding antiques like this and wondering where it's been and who might have used it. It's good to see it brought back to life and working - especially in that last picture Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 1,468 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2020 cheers for that..............to be quite honest it works and throws a nice ammont of light......far more so than a candle...............it is 3/4 's full of parafeen and sits on the desk and no longer smells...but is always ready to be lit ....as we have several power cuts here from time to time...... i have been looking at some of the large drawing room oil lamps on the net ...some of them with glass shades.....i bet they threw some light as well... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Cracking job ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 1,468 Posted May 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 ooohhh they are nice.................... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gordon R 1 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Excellent restoration. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,851 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Nice job, thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samuria 331 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 nice work you have done there..... i have a few old lamps ...... but i don't have the power cuts ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samuria 331 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 sid g... what i meant was i,am in norfolk as is ditchman...so how does he get the power cuts?????? not pay the bill 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samuria 331 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 a couple of old lamps and my nan's hot water bottle....... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ditchman 1,468 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 i bet they thro a bit of light..................are they still in working order ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
samuria 331 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 yep both work . the aladdin on the right is very bright. the hot water bottle is ok as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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