Lot 659: A Vintage Boxed Tilley Stormlight X246B Paraffin Pressure Lamp

A vintage Northern Irish kerosene or paraffin pressure lantern, finished with a gold-coloured painted fount and a black vitreous enamel cowl. The lamp features a steel frame and a cylindrical heat-resisting glass globe. The glass globe is printed with a circular mark reading TILLEY PYREX 171 HEAT RESISTING MADE IN U.K. This example is accompanied by its original cardboard retail box, which features the Tilley owl logo and is printed with TILLEY STORMLIGHT, THE TILLEY LAMP COMPANY LIMITED DUNMURRY-BELFAST-NORTHERN IRELAND, and the model number X246B. The mechanical assembly includes the pump, control cock, and vaporiser, though the fabric mantle is absent.