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Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.
Photograph - Sunbury State School, C1880 - 1910
The building in the photograph was the first Sunbury State School No.1002. Prior to the school being built, lessons were conducted in the Presbyterian Church. After parents organised a petition in 1869 for the school to be housed in a proper building and a committee of management was formed, work on a new school building commenced. The old building had many structural deficiencies and the red brick building was built on the same site in 1911. A non-digital black and white photograph of an austere looking rendered building with a flagpole attached to a small portico at the entrance of the building. The roof is corrugated iron and has two air vents and two chimneys on it. There is a picket fence with a gate across the front and a tree is growing in the front.sunbury state school no. 1002., macedon street, stawell street -
Bendigo Military Museum
Clothing - LINER, COLD WEATHER COAT, Arthur Forman Enterprises Ltd
Part of the Reverend Chaplain Major Thomas Bruce Williams, No 556101, Collection.Detachable light green coloured padded coat liner with long sleeves. Liner has buttons holes on neck, front and sleeve bottom for attaching to a coat. Dark green piping on edges. Open vents under arms. Khaki manufacturer's labels sewn onto inside back.army chaplain, major thomas b. williams, uniform -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Cap--Royal Australian Navy Reserve--National Service, 1954/55????
Typical Navy Cap of the Period 1954/55Cap Australian Rating, White water proof top. black band and chin strap, Tally Band With RANR NS. Stamped inside A A BONNETT. Also a very thin chin strap of black elastic. Two metal vent holes on each side. Leather sweat band.Cap Navy approximately 1954/55. Tally band RANR NS -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - FAVALORO COLLECTION: WHITE NYLON HALF SLIP PETTICOAT, 1950's
Clothing. White nylon half slip petticoat. Elastic waist with decorative casing. Decorative scalloped blue stitching around seam on hem. Vents on both side seams at hem (5cm). Letter M monogram on front LHS. Blue stitching filled with satin fabric (26cmX10cm).Tag inside seam, ''ALL NYLON'' ''M''costume, female underwear, white nylon half slip petticoat -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Equipment, Steam distillation unit, circa 1930
[E.J. Semmens experimented with Eucalyptus distilling during his time as principal of the VSF, this piece of equipment would have been used for teaching and research at the School and maybe linked to Semmens' research.] Detailed description of item supplied by from the International Wood Collectors Society.Steam distillation box for extraction of essential oils from wood or sawdust and leaves. Copper box and stand, bakelite fittings, cork and glass tubing. The box has a vent for releasing steam pressure and bottom drain hole to collect oils. It is raised to allow a burner to fit underneath it. forestry, forest products, semmens, edwin james -
Cheese World Museum
Smoker, bee
Used by local apiarist J Laidlaw until the 1980s.Bee smoker consisting of a metal cylinder with a hook, attached bellows, and a hinged lid enclosed in a wire cage. The lid has a spout for puffing the smoke into the hive, and a covered air vent. Fuel is placed in the cylinder and ignited. A triangular wedge-shaped bellow with wooden sides and a leather insert is attached.laidlaw, apiaries, apiarists, beehives, hive smokers, allansford -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, early 1990s
The brick building was constructed in 1911/1912 and replaced an earlier school building. In 1942/43 the school building was extended to cope with the increased population in Sunbury. The State School remained on the Macedon Street site until 1999 when it was relocated to the restored former Industrial School at Jacksons Hill.A coloured photograph of the former Sunbury State School No. 1002. It is a red brick Federation building with a red terracotta tiled roof and wooden white painted trims. There are two stepped brick chimneys with terracotta chimney pots and six air vents protruding from the roof. There is a small porch at the front of the building.carirns, j. f. dr., eadie, peter, education department, george evans collection -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Coat Army, c1939
World War Two Army uniform|Worn by Captain Noel WestWorld War two|Australian War Graves UnitOne khaki woolen army great coat, wide lapels wide cuffs, double breasted, four sets of medal buttons. Wide pocket cuffs on two external pockets. Epaulets on each shoulder with Australian badge and 3 pips and one button. Badge on right hand shoulder- blue with crown '' British Commonwealth Forces''. Collar with neck flaps with four bakelite buttons. Pleat on top of coat with belt with three metal buttons. Vent on skirt of coat with two bakelite buttons.Back of coat is lined to the vent, sides are fully lined with cotton fabric, sleeves are fully lined. One deep pocket on left side with one bakelite button. Fabric hook on back of collar''MTS'' N.WEST. British Commonwealth Forcescostume, male uniform, military -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Equipment - Bush Kettle
Such items used by troops in field exercises. Known as "Choofers"Made of soldered tin plate. It has a central open column for fire of twigs and leaves, surrounded by a water jacket. Fitted with folding double wire handle. On top is a small fitted funnel to facilitate filling and a small vent hole. Traces of label adhesive on body suggest that it was made from a food can.Nilfield equipment, cooking -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - SONGS OF TRIUMPH
Book of hymns, a collection of over 100 gems of sacred song compiled by J W Van Dr Venter, published by R L Allan & Son Glascow, Alfred Holness London. Burgundy coloured soft cover with gold lettering & embossed floral design. Written in ink inside front cover A.J.Pethard.J.W.Van.De.Venter.books, music, religion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 6 - Z class tram Preston, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1975
Series of 6 black and white photographs of an early Z class tram at Preston Workshops 1 - Control stand 2 - Control stand with a man in the driver's seat. 3 - Showing the driver's vent window open 4 - Showing the front door closed with a lifting jack alongside. 5 - Showing the doors open and the manufacturer's signage on the riser. 6 - Interior of the car showing the conductors seat and ticket selling stand. Yields information about the layout of the driver's controls and Z class interiors.Set of six black and white photographs.trams, tramways, conductors, ticket machines, z class, controls, doors, interiors -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Ceramic - Pie Funnel, 20th Century
Pies with top crusts need to be vented, to allow steam to escape. Funnel-style steam vents have been placed in the centre of fruit and meat pies during cooking since Victorian times. Pie funnels were used to prevent pie filling from boiling up and leaking through the crust by allowing steam to escape from inside the pie. They also supported the pastry crust in the centre of the pie, so that it did not sag in the middle, and are occasionally known as 'crust holders'. Older ovens had more problems with uniform heating, and the pie funnel prevented boil-over in pie cooking. The traditional inverted funnels, with arches on the bottom for steam to enter, were followed by ceramic birds; and from the 1940s they have been produced in a multitude of designs. Creigiau Pottery of South Wales produced a 'Welsh Pie Dragon' in copper lustreware. This trend has been particularly noticeable in recent times, due to their increasing popularity as gifts and collectors' items rather than simply utilitarian kitchen tools. Adapted from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_birdThis item shows how a simple object can provide a significant improvement of the final product.Pie Funnel, ceramic white glaze with scalloped edges.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pie funnel, ceramics, cooking -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Dorade Cowl, 1930-1940s
A dorade is a type of ventilator that permits the passage of air in and out of the cabin or engine room of a boat while keeping rain, spray, and sea wash out. The basic form is a low, rectangular box fixed to the deck or cabin top, fitted with interleaving vertical baffles. The baffles alternate to be free at the floor of the box, or free at the ceiling, forming a series of chambers. A horn-shaped ventilation cowl is usually fitted facing forward to a large hole at the top of the chamber at one end of the box with another large hole opening down into the boat from the chamber at the other end. Limber holes perforate the wall of the box at the floor of each chamber. Dorade boxes operate on the principle that air can pass relatively freely through the chambers, yet rain or sea wash will be trapped in successive chambers and drain out the small holes in the sides of the box. The first appearance of Dorade boxes was on the Olin Stephens-designed Dorade, a yacht built in 1929 for ocean racing. As originally built, the Dorade's vents led directly below, but this was found to allow water below, and the vents were modified in the early 1930s.An early piece of marine equipment from the 1930s and 40s that still is in use today on smaller vessels and ships.Dorade Cowl (Ventilator), brass casting with wide open mouth twisted to side. Painted red inside.warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, dorade (ventilator), dorade, ventilator, marine equipment, ships fittings -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Functional object - Dorade Vent Cowl, 1930s
A dorade is a type of ventilator that permits the passage of air in and out of the cabin or engine room of a boat while keeping rain, spray, and sea wash out. The basic form is a low, rectangular box fixed to the deck or cabin top, fitted with interleaving vertical baffles. The baffles alternate to be free at the floor of the box, or free at the ceiling, forming a series of chambers. A horn-shaped ventilation cowl is usually fitted facing forward to a large hole at the top of the chamber at one end of the box with another large hole opening down into the boat from the chamber at the other end. Limber holes perforate the wall of the box at the floor of each chamber. Dorade boxes operate on the principle that air can pass relatively freely through the chambers, yet rain or sea wash will be trapped in successive chambers and drain out the small holes in the sides of the box. The first appearance of Dorade boxes was on the Olin Stephens-designed Dorade, a yacht built in 1929 for ocean racing. As originally built, the Dorade's vents led directly below, but this was found to allow water below, and the vents were modified in the early 1930s.An early piece of marine equipment from the 1930s that still is in use today on smaller vessels to improve below deck ventilation. Dorade Ventilator Cowl brass casting with wide open mouth twisted to side with swivel base. Box and baffles missingNonewarrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, ventilator, dorade, maritime equipment, ships fittings, ventilator box -
Numurkah & District Historical Society
Kerosene Lamp
Metal cylindrical base to store kerosene. Above this area is a cylindrical glass area for the actual lamp light. Above this is a metal cylindrical cover with perforated holes for venting fumes. A thick metal wire handle is attached to the sides of the lamp. Access to the inside of glass area is via two spring-loaded clamps on either side of the glass area.On glass: Pyrex, Aladdin, Made in Australialamp, light, lantern, kerosene -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - ALLAN MONAGHAN COLLECTION: DARK GREEN BLAZER, 1975
Blazer World Swimming Championships California 1975. Dark green single breasted wool blazer. Fastened with one 2cm metal button. Three external front pockets. LHS breast pocket (13 cm X 13 cm) embroidered with Australian Coat of Arms ''Amateur Swimming Championships Manager 2nd World Championships CALI-1975''.Two pockets below waist level (18 cm X 21 cm) have decorative turned down hem across top of pocket. Two internal pockets in lining - LHS with zipper opening, RHS with slit opening. Back centre vent (30cm) with stitched down half belt across back above vent (5cm X 37 cm). Padded shoulders. Fully lined with leaf green satin.''By A.W.S.Huntington Sydney.costume, male, dark green blazer. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HOUSE: ART DECO, C 1930
black and white photo. Mounted on soft manilla card. Image is of double fronted villa. Double gabled tiled roof, single rough cast chimney, buttressed arched verandah. Rectangular vent in shingled area above triple leadlighted double hung bow window, brick walls, stepped wide entry verandah. Brick/concrete fence.buildings, residential, art deco -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Geological specimen - Native Sulphur, unknown
Native Sulphur in its solid form is a yellow crystalline mineral that forms near volcanic vents and fumaroles where it is the solid form of hot gases. It is also frequently found in the subsurface as a by-product of sulphide ore mineralization. In all its forms, sulphur is one of the most commonly occurring minerals on the planet, especially in natural gases, and is key to the make-up of a range of other minerals. It is essential to continuing life on earth, and was used in ancient societies as part of medical care, religious rites, and entertainment, and was key to the invention of gunpowder by the Chinese. Native Sulphur in its solid form is a yellow crystalline mineral that forms near volcanic vents and fumaroles where it is the solid form of hot gases. It is also frequently found in the subsurface as a by-product of sulphide ore mineralization. In all its forms, sulphur is one of the most commonly occurring minerals on the planet, especially in natural gases, and is key to the make-up of a range of other minerals. It is essential to continuing life on earth and was used in ancient societies as part of medical care, religious rites, and entertainment, and was key to the invention of gunpowder by the Chinese. The exact site of extraction for this specimen is unknown, but it was probably collected in New Zealand in the 1850s. Sulphur is significant both for its historical and current uses, and for its nature as one of the most abundant minerals on the planet. Sulphur's importance comes both from its abundance and its role in ensuring survival, creating other minerals, and daily human life. This specimen is significant as representative of sulphur's solid properties. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.A solid, small, crystalline mineral specimen that is largely bright yellow, with some darker spotting. geological specimen, geology, geology collection, burke museum, beechworth, sulphur, native sulphur, new zealand, native sulphur specimen, sulphur specimen -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Clothing,Uniform Brownie Guide,yellow tie,brass badge, c1960
Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL, was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement Kingston H Pack was a group located in South East Melbourne The Scout and Guide movement was a very popular post war youth movement that taught children self confidence, reliability, outdoor survival skills, with companionship, adventure, fun and discipline.A brown cotton Brownie Guide Uniform with achievement badges sewn on sleeves, shoulder and chest and a yellow tie with buttons and a brass clover badge On Right Sleeve ; 8 Achievement Badges, Right Chest ; Highway, Vent Pack On Left Shoulder ; Kingston H Pack Sth Metro Region , Patch with Star 2 ; Left Sleeve: Venture Triangle , Pack Holiday; Left Chest: Brownie , 2 yellow stripes girl guides, brownies, general baden-powell, baden -powell agnes, kingston h pack brownie guides, scouting, clothing, underwear, petticoats, knitting, dressmaking, theatrical props, craftwork, sequins, beading, early settlers, moorabbin shire, mechanics institute cheltenham, ormond choral society, postworld war 11 settlers, housing estates moorabbin 1950, bentleigh, ormond, moorabbin, cheltenham, drama societies, musical society cheltenham, clark judy, reed gladys, reed george -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - WAISTCOAT - PART OF MAN'S THREE PIECE BROWN TWEED SUIT, 1940's - 50's
Clothing. Waistcoat, part of man's three piece brown tweed suit. Pure wool - brown with black and red fine stripe, forming a plaid type pattern. Pure wool front, taffeta type fabric lining and back. 6 button front. Peaked at waistline. 2 bound slit pockets. Some insect damage on front panels. Side vents at waist.Inside front: Small tag 36Rcostume, male suit, tweed waistcoat -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Domestic object - Kerosene Lantern
During the Victorian goldrushes of the 1850s thousands of Chinese migrants arrived to seek their fortunes. At that time many came to the lucrative gold fields of Northeast Victoria. After the Gold rush, many Chinese migrants returned home. However, a number settled in the area as merchants, hawkers and market gardeners in surrounding towns including Wodonga, the Ovens, King, Buffalo River and Kiewa Valleys. They also rented lands and established themselves in the hops and tobacco farming industries. Items of Chinese origin made their way into many households. Importation of Chinese mass produced items such as this lantern continued well into the 20th century and were common domestic items across Australia before households were connected to electricity.This item is representation of kerosene / paraffin lamps used throughout Australia to provide lighting inside and outdoors prior to the widespread availability of electricity.A small hurricane lamp with a rounded tank and small carry handle attached to the top. A larger handle is also attached at the top of the frame. It has a lever to open the glass tank. It has a metal base which is filled with kerosene. It has a screw knob to open the kerosene receptacle. The metal hood also has vents. The Chinese characters around the base translate to "Shanghai Guanghuaheng".Around base : Chinese characters. On top : "Made in China KWANG HWA"kerosene lamp, domestic appliances, chinese artefacts -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - GREAT COAT, A.G.C.F, 1987
Part of the Reverend Chaplain Major Thomas Bruce Williams, No556101, Collection.Army issue khaki officer's great coat in woollen cloth with a green inner lining. All buttons are brown plastic. Buttons are missing from epaulettes. Two side pockets with flaps. White maker's label is sewn on the right inside. A white calico identification label is sewn on the right inside at the bottom of the coat. This label is to be removed upon issue. Rear vent can be closed with buttons.On manufacturer's label: 'A.G.C.F., VICTORIA, 1987 (upwards arrow), ARMY NO, NAME'. Handwritten in black biro on manufacturer's label: '556101 CHAPLAIN T.B. WILLIAMS'. Handwritten on issue label: '38345/1A 20561 M, WILLIAMS T.B.'.army chaplain, uniform, great coat, major thomas b. williams -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Pith Helmet
A typical North Vietnamese army issue helmet.Khaki green fabric covered pith helmet. Top part has 4 sections, each with a silver metal ventilation eyelet. Band separating top section from brim also has a metal eyelet. A domed metal vent at the top has 4 'arms. Inside strapping is green vinyl held in place by brown cord, and the chinstrap is brown leather with a silver metal buckle.pith helmet, vietnam, uniform, north vietnamese, helmet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - T C WATTS & SON COLLECTION: 158 WILLIAMSON STREET, BENDIGO, 1930
Thompson Roy Morrison (1900-1972) was born in Bendigo and married Ivy Maria Knight in 1924. They lived at 63 Williamson Street. Ivy died aged 31 in 1933. Thompson remarried Violet Jean Hesse in 1936 but she died in 1938 also aged 31. Thompson was a motor painter.Black and white photograph mounted on rectangular grey board. House, weatherboard and rough cast, corrugated iron roof, porch with roughcast balustrade and pillars, 1 chimney, picket fence with capping board, garage at back on left hand side. Scalloped pattern on front gable with vent. On back of photo: Morrison, Williamson Street, sewered £1450'. 2012 photo of house attached to record.Frank A. Jeffree, Bendigo?bendigo, business, t c watts and son, stamped on back ''t.c. watts and son'' stamped on back in circle ''royal historical society of victoria, bendigo branch'' -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Archive (Item) - Box BDA7 Boeing (Gaf / Asta) Collection
Description: Box BDA 6D - 2 PACKS, NOMAD AIRCRAFT PHOTOS 2 PACKS, GAF FACTORY PHOTOS FILES - - NOMAD LANDING GEAR - NOMAD SEARCHMASTER FAMILIARISATION - NOMAD FLIGHT INSTRUMENT BASIC - NOMAD BASIC STRUCTURES - NOMAD HEAT & VENT, SEARCHMASTER Level of Importance: National. Historical Details: DAP/GAF/ASTA constructed many overseas designs under licence in Australia (Beaufort, Beaufighter, Lincoln, Canberra and F18) however they also designed and constructed a number of significant local designs that were successful in oversea's markets includi -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Portable lamp, Lucas Industries, c 1900
This portable lamp was manufactured by the Lucas Industries, a company in Birmingham, England that first produced lamps after 1875. It could have domestic use or be attached to cars or bicycles early in the 20th Century to provide light at night. The lighting fluid was oil. This object is an interesting example of lighting for cars and bicycles and in the home in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.This is a brass lantern with a circular glass piece in the middle front, and a top metal mechanism with a handle. Inside the circular opening is a domed jet with holes for lighting the lamp. On the sides there are various mechanisms for turning the light up and down, opening the front glass and opening the bottom to allow filling of the lighting fluid. The item is corroded on the exterior. The top has air vents to permit the vapours to escape. On the side is the maker's name LUCAS No. 722 KING OF THE ROAD JOS. LUCAS LTD. vintage lighting, lucas industries -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - FAVALORO COLLECTION: WOMAN'S CREAM COLOURED PANTIES, 1950's
Clothing. Cream coloured woman's panties with gussett and straight legs trimmed with 4 cm lace. 7cm vents each side seam on lower leg. 4cm lace inserts on side seams. Elastic lace waistband with decorative bow (4cmX1cm) at centre front. Sticker on lower front left leg (green and yellow) ''THE DAISY COLLECTION''and a picture of a white daisy. Swing tag still attached.Tag inside back seam''LITTLE LUXURIES BY GLORIA'' Size 16 to fit bust 95 cm Hip 100cm, Bri Nylon . Made in Australia. Warm hand wash. Do not bleach. Do not hand wring. Drip dry in shade, warm iron. Swing tag Black And Gold, ''Little Luxuries by Gloria''. Reverse style 510931, size 16 Price--- Australian Made Boomerang Symbol.costume, female underwear, woman's cream coloured panties -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - ALLAN MONAGHAN COLLECTION: BRIGHT RED BLAZER, 1974
1974 Commonwealth Games jacket - New Zealand. Bright red single breasted wool blazer. Front opening fastened with three 1.7 cm red plastic buttons. Four external front pockets with fold over rectangular flaps. Two breast pockets 11 cm X14cm. LHS breast pocket has white embroidered square emblem with letters N2 in each corner. Two below waist pockets 22 cm X 16 cm. Body of blazer lined with red satin. Two internal pockets in the lining with slit openings. Blazer has centre back 32 cm vent from hem and half belt (fabric) 31 cm X 5.5 cm across centre back above the vent.Long straight sleeves are lined with white satin and have 7.5 cm vents at wrist with two decorative 1.5 cm red plastic buttons. Hanging tape at inside back of neck.Labels inside RHS front ''SABRE'', another Granui product. Made in N2'' ''42'' ''Pure Virgin Wool'' ''XTH British Commonwealth Games 1974''. ''Monaghan'' written on lining of RH sleeve (Pen).costume, male, bright red jacket -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Blood Transfusion bags
This blood transfusion bag was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in 1949 specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme. The clear sterilisation bag is no longer used for sterilising.Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote and therefore required good equipment. Good condition and good interpretation capacity.Whole blood bank used for transfusion. Clear tube inside a clear sterilisation bag which has a descriptive label on it.Label is detailed with the following titles: Whole Blood CPDA - 1 / Terumo Blood Bag CPDA -1. Also: Transfusion Instructions. Also: Anticoagulant Citrate Phosphate, Dextrose Adenine, Solution USP, Single Pack. Sterile, Non-Pyrogenic, Do Not Vent, Use only if solution is clear, Single use onlymedical equipment. hospital equipment. tawonga. mt. beauty. nurse. doctor. health. blood. transfusion -
Upper Yarra Museum
Lamp, Tilley Lamp Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tilley-storm-lantern-X246-May- Tilley storm lantern, this model has been in production since 1964 The Tilley Lamp derives from John Tilley’s invention of the hydro-pneumatic blowpipe in 1813 in England. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosene_lamp#Pressure_lamp Pressure lamps are far more sophisticated than wick lamps and produce a much brighter light, although they can be quite complicated and fiddly to use. This type of lamp is commonly known in the UK as a "Tilley lamp", after a manufacturer of the same name, and in North America as a "Coleman lantern" for similar reasons. A kerosene blowtorch displaying the various aspects of the kerosene burnerA pressure lamp has a fuel tank at the bottom with a small pump to pressurise the kerosene. There is a narrow gap up to the top of the lamp, called a flue, and at the top of the lamp there is a burner (gas outlet). Directly underneath the burner is the mantle, a fabric bag coated with chemicals that incandesce when heated by the gas flame. The burner lamp is known for its brightness. It is so bright because of the amount of pressure that is placed onto the wick. This pressure allows a steady flow of the gasoline and a constant light Tilley Storm Pressure Lantern, model no x246 has a stainless steel base which is filled with kerosene, with a pump used to pressurize the kerosene vapor. Under the base is a sticker.On top is a black hood with vents which sits on the glass heat resistant shade. The glass shade has an etched label. It has a white and pink mantle on the central rod with a long shaped stainless steel handle, this folds down when not in use.Base - Sticker Tilley Lamp Model X246 Etched on glass shade Tilley, Durosil, ITI, Heat Resistant. Made in Englandlantern tilley pump pressure mantle kerosene methylated spirits stainless steel lamp kerosene lamp round glass cylinder