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Modified Abbot and Birks Wolf Lamps

21 January 202218 January 2022

These lamps were made by Wolf in England, modified by Abbot and Birks in London, and used by the British Gas Board. They used to install them in a fixed … [Read More]

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Total Restoration of a Protector GR6S

21 January 202215 January 2022

The following writing was submitted by Bosuns Mate (a pseudonym) in NSW Australia. Bosuns Mate is an avid collector and restorer of miner’s lamps in NSW Australia. In this post, … [Read More]

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Gazza’s Collection

21 January 202231 December 2021

I only started collecting lamps in October this year (2021). The first lamp I purchased, on 11 October 2021, was a Wolf Flame Safety lamp 7RMBS from the UK. The … [Read More]

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