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Old 14th November 2009, 11:36 PM   #1
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Default 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).

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Old 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.

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Old 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?

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Old 15th November 2009, 10:36 PM   #4
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No ideas guys?
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Old 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 .
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Old 16th November 2009, 08:10 PM   #6
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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 .

Hi Rick,
Thanks mate, but what country? It looks to have some age..
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