Books and
Manuals.
| The guide to the
Tilley Lamp company and it's products, 104 pages of very
readable and informative text with photos and
illustrations. Excellently written by Jim Dick with the
help of Friends and Tilley themselves, a must for
enthusiasts! £13.99 |
| 'The definitive'
guide to servicing all lamps of the Petromax/Optimus
type, created by Rob Earl from years of experience in
these lamps. With colour photos at each stage of removal
and rebuild this is the book you must have at your side! Note this book does not cover Tilley or Bialladin type lamps which are very different to the Petromax type. £9.00 |
| 'The long awaited
guide to all pressure lamps known to have been made! Over
160 manufacturers painstaking researched by Neil McRae
and Fil Graff and every known model or variation listed. Laid out alphabetically by Brand name then by model the book is easy to follow and is sprinkled with B/W photographs of many models. If your lamp isn't in here let us know...! £14.95 |
| The one that has
sparked so many people's interest in oil lamps..! At present we are out of stock of this little gem, new delivery in June, order now to reserve your copy! Written by the late Cecil Meadows the book contains 48 pages covering the evolution of lighting from 1500BC to the 1970's with emphasis on the 1900 to 1939 period. Black & white drawings show oil lamps, burners and chimneys to aid identification. . £4.99 |
| Back in stock, the
long awaited reprint of the guide to wick lamp burners
and glass chimneys. Thirteen sections cover wick mantle
lamps, US, UK and European burners, glass chimneys in
table and drawing form plus drawings of many burner
styles. Painstaking researched by Fil Graff who admits that it is '...not a great read, no lurid sex scenes and no plot at all.....' ! It is however the book all wick lamp enthusiasts should keep at thier elbow for regular reference. £19.95 |
| A complete history of Aladdin kerosene lamps
and the company that made them. Emphasis on the American Aladdin Company but with a chapter on Aladdin Industries UK plus a wealth of illustrations and minutae of detail to help identify your lamp. If you are interested in Aladdin lamps you must have this book Comments by readers- "absolutely First Class, more than expected, very informative, brilliant, beautiful, now I have better understanding, I have seen the light." Hard bound, colour, 304 pages, over 400 photos and illustrations. Sold out, orders taken for next delivery June 2008. £29.95 |
