Ref: 18012121.

In 1813 John Tilley invents the hydro pneumatic blow pipe: a machine that he developed for glass blowing (The Belfast Monthly Magazine Vol. 13, No. 75 (Oct. 31, 1814), pp. 318-320 (3 pages) via JSTOR). In 1818 the Tilley family company is founded, focussing on ‘pressure lamps’, lamps burning on kerosine (parafine/lamp oil). The use of the lamps by the British army during WWI make them world famous. This object is a Tilley high pressure heath lamp, a radiator. It is made in 1954 and in the 1955 catalogue described at pages 3-4 as The “Ambassador”, model R1 Radiator Single Burner (https://www.danalux.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tilley-general-catalogue-1955.pdf). The radiator can burn for 12 hours at one and a half pint of kerosine. This object doesn’t burn on lamp oil anymore. By connecting it to the network and adding a LED lamp we hope the “Ambassador” can find a new home giving light in a sustainable manner.

90€