Tilley PL53 restoration

hi Folks here is my latest restoration of a Tilley PL53 which i bought from a fellow member of CPL, this lantern has a steel tank so it was made between 1940-45 i needed a wire cage and teardrop globe which i purchased from Basecamp,here are a few before and after pics

Hi carsten thank you for such a nice compliemet

Hi Fox thank you very much for the compliement,the PL53 was made in the 1930's -40's i believe the PL53 52 was one of the first storm lamps Tilley produced,it surpriseis me what some of the lanterns fetch on the bay i have seen some of the rare indoor lamps reach over £1000,i thought this restoration was going to be expensive as i needed a new teardrop glass globe, as i haave seen the later onion globe sell for nearly £50 from some sellers on ebay but this globe cost me £15 from base camp which is a bargain i am not sure if it is a reproduction globe or original old stock but either way i am very happy with it and the deal

Danke Leuchtkraft for your compliement

Hi Aussie bloke thank you for your compliement these did have brass tanks at first but during the war years they started to use steel and after that till the end of there production i beleive they then used brass,the PL53 fiinshed production about the late 40,s or about 1950