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14th November 2009, 11:36 PM | #1 |
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OK so possibly OT: Gambal camp lamp
well, it was cheap, and if the story was BS then I'm going to give it to my mother to sell on her ebay account!
This is a steel gimbal oil lamp, can anyone shed any light on it's origins? (OMG terrible pun I know, apologies all round). |
15th November 2009, 03:24 AM | #2 |
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Hi Gene,
it looks to be a boat lamp, the gimble arrangement to keep the lamp 'stable' whilst the boat 'pitched and rolled'. I believe the lower oil light 'bowl' needs to be relatively heavy to help that stability....repo's are lighter. Kind Regards David |
15th November 2009, 06:56 AM | #3 |
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Hi David,
Its about 3 1/2 inches across, quite heavy, all iron/steel. Any idea where its from? Thanks Gene |
15th November 2009, 10:36 PM | #4 |
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No ideas guys?
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16th November 2009, 02:45 PM | #5 |
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I'd tend to go with David's assesment .
A gimbaled lamp to be hung from a beam belowdeck out of the wind . |
16th November 2009, 08:10 PM | #6 | |
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Hi Rick, Thanks mate, but what country? It looks to have some age.. |
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