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Electric Oil Lamp
Posted By: Kerrowdown, 12-06-2019, 12:51 PM

A sympathetic restoration, to breathe new life into it.

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12-06-2019, 12:53 PM   #2
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Nice shot Kerrowdown, mix of old and new (like the K-1 and Sweetheart)
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Nice shot Kerrowdown, mix of old and new (like the K-1 and Sweetheart)
Thank you, that's very well put.
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Nice shot. The modification to the lamp is very well done and helps to keep the original "feel" in a room.

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Nice shot
Thank you.

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The modification to the lamp is very well done and helps to keep the original "feel" in a room
Is that a polite way of saying "pretty dim"
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original "feel" in a room
Dimly lit and draughty?
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Nice job on the lamp and the image!

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Dimly lit and draughty?
So you been to Kerrowdown Castle then... aye it's much the same as all other Castles.
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Nice job on the lamp and the image!
Can't take credit for the first... but I will for the second... with of course some assistance from my “Sweetheart” Pentax-A*85mm F1.4
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So you been to Kerrowdown Castle then... aye it's much the same as all other Castles.
Was thinking of some old croft homes. But it applies to castles as well
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Was thinking of some old croft homes. But it applies to castles as well
Aye Castles are just Crofts on a bigger scale...
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