Hurricane Lantern Restoration « on: September 03, 2022, 05:23:10 PM » Author: Beta 5
Here is a video I saw on Youtube recently, of a Chalwyn Tropic lantern restoration  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2gLDQIyY2w
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	Re: Hurricane Lantern Restoration « Reply #2 on: September 04, 2022, 11:17:29 AM » Author: Rommie
We love them, we just had 6 of them all on together while taking a soak in the bath
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	Re: Hurricane Lantern Restoration « Reply #3 on: September 04, 2022, 11:51:12 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Not only did we get the soft light from them that we love, they also gave us the warmth we needed without having to put the heating on...
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	Re: Hurricane Lantern Restoration « Reply #4 on: September 04, 2022, 03:20:44 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
@ AH: Our lanterns might get a bit of fettling, but nothing beyond that, they're all perfectly serviceable, and any blemishes they do have are part of their history.
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Hugs and STUFF Sammi xXx (also in Aberdeen)
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There are two kinds of light  -  the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Thurber (1894 - 1961)

	Re: Hurricane Lantern Restoration « Reply #6 on: September 04, 2022, 04:16:50 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Restoring a lantern to its former glory is one thing, when it's as far gone as that Tropic was.  But what really winds me up is seeing a wonderful oily lamp desecrated by a so-called 'up-cycler'
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Hugs and STUFF Sammi xXx (also in Aberdeen)
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There are two kinds of light  -  the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Thurber (1894 - 1961)

	Re: Hurricane Lantern Restoration « Reply #9 on: September 04, 2022, 05:40:44 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Especially as those wonderful lanterns can be brought back from the brink as that video showed.  Incidentally I've found a solution to getting a stiff wick winder to co-operate...  A broad bladed flat screwdriver gives that added bit of purchase.
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Hugs and STUFF Sammi xXx (also in Aberdeen)
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There are two kinds of light  -  the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
James Thurber (1894 - 1961)