New lamp

Part of my Birthday pressie was this beautiful gimballed parafin lamp. It's made of solid brass and has a good weight to it. Much better than the presssed sheet lamps. It was a bit of a bargain as well. It was the only one in the Chandlers and  having been on the wall for who knows how long; it and the box had one price on it but when rung into the till it was much more expensive.  As it was ex display I also managed to negogiate 5%  off the label price.   I effectively had over 35% discount off the current full price... nice :)

Not quite as nice but still useful is the Clock and Barometer set that I pick up from Ebay. This was definately not a bargain. They were described as marine quality instruments but the description didn't reflect the shabby quality when they arrived. These are more like 1970's Ratners type sets.  Needless to say the clock battery that it needed probably cost more than the set was worth.  That'll teach me to buy in haste, still they work and look ok from a distance so will be interesting to so how long they last in this environment.