ASSOCIATED KEROSENE & OIL LAMPS AUSTRALIA.

BRAIDWOOD

Phone: 4842 1183 Email: oillamps@oillamps.com.au

ANTIQUE OIL & KEROSENE LAMP RESTORATION & REPAIR
Kerosene & Oil Lamp Repairs

Antique Lighting Repair & Restoration
Antique Lamp Repair & Restoration
Kerosene Pressure Lamps, Kerosene Stoves & Marine Stoves

Pressure Lamps we only Service Austramax

LAMP PARTS MANUFACTURED & CUSTOM-MADE

John is a licensed motor cycle mechanic, he also spent 6 years as a Contractor working as a Maintenance Engineer & Service Mechanic. Facets of his work were mechanical and electrical , steam & fluid control , heating and engineering.A competent tool & die maker. John hashadformal studies and working experience with silver & gold jewellery, lost wax casting & mould making, He is a Glass Artist and has a keen interest in glass blowing and ceramics, so he can provide you with expert advise & skills.

Our work shop is set up to accommodate all of these skills, with a Restoration work area and a small scale engineeringshop with a number of presses, lathes, milling machines, spinning lathe, polishing & metal finishing equipment, sheet metal and welding tools etc

Our Glass & Ceramic section comprises 3 Furnaces, Glass Lathe ( grinding gear ) and 14'' Diamond Saw etc and a special
sandblasting/etching unit.

We have now improved the cleaning of ornate metal parts which does not require the use of acid which runs the risk of destroying the metal. The finish is so fine that all that is needed on some restorations is to seal it with lacquer. Our new improved technique gives a beautiful finish to Cast-Iron.

John makes moulds for glass, metal and ceramic casting and we now have our own casting facilities for metal.

For over 15 years, John has made dies and jigs for almost every job. When your componentis put in one of his specialjigs it will be 100% true and straight. If he doesn't have a jig he will make one just for your particular needs.

All of our repairs and services are carried out in our workshop. Lamps, pressure lamps (we now only service Austramax pressure lamps) etc can be dropped off at Braidwood we can be contacted on 02 4842 1183 or at our Sydney Outlet - Wentworth Park Antiques & Collectables Fair (every 1st Sunday of the month from 9 -3pm)or at the Old Bus Depot Market, Canberra every 4th Sunday of the month or can be posted, to P O Box 307, Braidwood NSW 2622

A few of our services that we can provide are

Restoration of Metal Lamps

• Dropped your lamp and it has becomes bent where it joins the base, we can dismantle it and roll the joints like new with one of John's specially designed rolling machines

• Dent removal.

• Leaks in metal lamps are soldered providing there is enough metal to work with otherwise we use a sealer.
• Collars& Pegs replaced on all lamps - Collars and pegs can be made to size.
• One of John's specialities isBurner repairs,he can rebuild all kinds even Moderators & specialises in repairing
  Aladdin Model No. 9, No. 10, No. 11 & No. 12 gears(replaced with new gears ) & Miller gears.
• Duplex and Hinksburners old and new rebuilt
• Flame Spreaders repaired - allMillers and others, flame spreaders can also be manufactured
• Miller & Kosmos parts eg. burner tops, tank rings, 7 1/4" shade ring added to original Kosmos burners.
• Weld cast iron ( not brazing )we can repair Dutch hanging lamps & Pyramid bases.
• Metal finishing such as polishing and we can also apply a number of antique finishes.
• Professional Spray Painting with Gun not spray can.

Service & Restoration of Austramax Pressure Lamps & Blow Lamps A thorough service where the burner & tank are cleaned and pressure tested once we are satisfied all is ok , we replace the seals

Manufacture of the following parts - Jets, needles, leather pump cups, seal kits, hoods, globes . etc

John also make a range of stock parts such as Galleries & Tripods, Shade Rings , Ceramic Burner Knobs, Pegs, Collars, Metal & Marble Bases, Columns to suit any size, Burner Parts, Heater Mantles,Hanging Lamp/Store Brackets , Metal shades. If we don't have a stock one John can make one for you.

John is well-known for his restoration of kerosene lamps & burners and has clients in England, USA & Canada

You can contact John Gannon by email oillamps@oillamps.com.au or phone (02) 4842 1183 for advise.

When sending work of any kind to be repaired IT MUST HAVE ALL CONTACT DETAILS WITH IT

Name , postal address, and phone number thank you.

RESTORATION OF MESSENGER READING LAMP Left - Tank was cracked all over and was dismantled to take a pattern Right - A new tank was spun Messenger Reading Lamp with new tank.

This beautiful crystal lamp font had the bottom broken out of it and had been electrified. A new base could have been glued to it, not convinced how long the gluewould have lasted with the kero - Our solution was to make a glass bottle and glue it in It is almost impossible to see iinside the crystal font. I also added one of our new silver plated Hinks -style bayonet burner and bayonet collar see right.

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