[SEL] O.T. Please identify this "lamp"

[Peter Scales]

Jerry

Please take a look at this site - http://www.acethylene.com/

I think what you have there is an Arras lamp....  The giveaway for me is the
"flower" shape on the top of the needle valve stem.  The website I mention
has this to say: "Le pointeau est une partie fragile qui peut se casser
facilement. Il est composé d'une tige de laiton de 4 mm sur laquelle est
soudé un robinet (vissé et/ou soudé) en  une forme de fleur (sur la plupart
des Arras)" which roughly translates as "The needle is a fragile part which
can break easily.  It is composed of a 4mm brass shaft on which is soldered
a tap (screwed and/or soldered) in the form of a flower (on most Arras)".
Also, the hook part of the screwed closure very much resembles the Arras
lamps described.

Regards

     Pete
-- 
Peter Scales  

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of 
> Jerry Evans
> Sent: 18 September 2007 18:14
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> Subject: [SEL] O.T. Please identify this "lamp"
> 
> Hi Everyone,
>          I came across this "lamp" and am hoping someone can 
> tell me more 
> about it?
> 
>          Although it is not an engine part (which makes it 
> "off Topic") , 
> if it is an illuminating lamp it could be argued that this 
> could have been 
> used to find your way out to the engine room on a dark night when the 
> lighting plant / generator had stopped and then it would be 
> engine related 
> and therefore "On Topic". <Big Grin>
> 
>          Thanks for looking:
> <www.oldengine.org/members/evans/lamp/index.htm>
> 
> 
> Keep the revs up (or down)
> Jerry Evans
> Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
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> See:
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> 
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