Posted by Bruce A Clarke on October 23, 2000 at 09:59:44 from 203.149.1.198:
In Reply to: Re: Pigeon Post Observations (not "oddities...") posted by Alan Hakim on October 22, 2000 at 16:42:56:
I think "Tilley Lamps" were made to run on kerosene which was heated by a small trough full of methylated spirits and when pumped caused a mantle to glow. Very warm and rather cumbersome in comparison with an acetylene lamp.