Beautiful Vintage Tilley Kerosene Lamp Made in England

Here I offer you a beautiful vintage Tilley kerosene lamp                           Made in England                In good vintage condition though small rust marks showing and normal wear and tear due to age, use and storage                     Tiny dent on tank          Not tested                           Needs only a good service

Measures 340mm  tall

The Tilley lamp derives from John Tilley's invention of the hydro-pneumatic blowpipe in 1813 in England. WH Tilley were manufacturing pressure lamps at their works in Stoke Newington in 1818 and Shoreditch in the 1830's. The company moved to Brent Street in Hendon in 1915 during World War 1 and started work with paraffin (kerosene)) as fuel for the lamps.

During WW 1 Tilley lamps were used by the British armed forces and became popular that Tilley became used as a generic name for kerosene lamps in many parts in the world.

During the 1920's the company has diversified into domestic lamps and had expanded rapidly after orders from railway companies.

The company moved from Hendon to Ireland in the early 1960's, finally setting in Belfast. It moved back back to England in 2000

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