logo image Gas Pressure Lanterns, Lamps, Stoves, and Irons

Several important inventions around 1900 led to changes in fixed and portable lighting and heating. These inventions included vaporizing gasoline/kerosene under pressure and a mantle against which the pressurized gas would burn producing a bright white light. The number of companies grew following these inventions in North America and probably the rest of the world. Competition among manufacturers may have led to the early demise of a number of these companies. The economic depression of the 1920's and especially the 1930's resulted in the loss of more companies. During World War II companies had to devote their manufacturing production to wartime goods and production of domestic goods was suspended. Postwar production was difficult as manufacturers continued to reduce production costs and the number of companies was further reduced. While electrification of rural areas throughout the world reduced the need for lamps and irons, lantern and camp stove production continued to grow through the 1960's and 70's.

 

Outside of the US, the fuel of choice was kerosene (paraffin) for most of these appliances. Most US models used white gas (benzine, naptha). In the early 1950's propane fuel in small portable cylinders led to the development of propane lanterns as an alternative to the gasoline/kerosene fueled lantern. The ease of use of propane and other liquified petroleum canisters has led to their current popularity. Today battery powered fluorescent and LED lanterns are increasingly popular.

 

This website is an image collection of models of gas pressure lanterns, lamps, stoves, irons, and heaters. To date this website includes contributions of 1846 images from 233 collections in 18 countries. All appliances in the collections of others are so identified. To all these collectors: thank you for sharing treasures from your collections. Special thanks to Neil McRae for his identifications and discussions of many of the appliances displayed on these pages. Thanks also to Jon Visick for solving a number of problems I have had in creating and managing the website.

 

Please do not ask for the value of a lamp or other gas pressure item. The best place I know to get a value is completed auctions on eBay. As some items are less common your search may take some time.

 

In the spring, 2011, I divided a number of pages to highlight more of the manufacturers and countries where appliances were made as well as to reduce the time it takes pages to download. If you find error(s), please let me know. Please bookmark the website again as the URL has changed: http://tgmarsh.faculty.noctrl.edu/lantern/index.htm

The latest additions on the website are in red.

 

The photo logo was taken by E.C. Marsh in southern Ohio in the late 1950's using the light of his Coleman 200A lantern.

 

Main updated Jan. 27, '12
Akron Lamp Co. lanterns updated Nov. 9, '11
Akron Lamp Co. lamps updated Oct. 13, '11
American Gas Machine lanterns - early models updated Dec. 17, '11
American Gas Machine lamps updated Jan. 22, '12
AGM lanterns - models beginning with the mid-1930's updated Mar. 15, '11
AGM, King Seeley, & Thermos stoves updated Jan. 24, '12
AGM, King Seeley, & Thermos lanterns - later models updated May 9, '11
Coleman Canada lamps updated Apr. 12, '11
Coleman Canada lanterns pre- 1945 updated Jan. 17, '12
Coleman US lamps before mid-1920's updated Sept. 24, '11
Coleman Canada lanterns 1946 - 1970 updated Dec. 22, '11
Coleman US lamps after mid 1920's updated Mar. 30, '11
Coleman Canada lanterns 1971 - 1993 updated Dec. 7, '11
Coleman hollow wire lighting updated Mar. 14, '11
Coleman US lanterns pre-1931 updated Dec. 19, '11
Coleman irons updated Mar. 26, '11
Coleman US lanterns 1931 - 1945 updated Jan. 18, '12
Coleman Canada stoves updated Nov. 29, '11
Coleman US lanterns 1946 - 1960 updated Apr. 2, '11
Coleman US stoves until early-1930's updated Nov. 9, '11
 Coleman US lanterns 1961 - 1980 updated Nov. 9, '11
Coleman US stoves mid-1930's - early-1950's updated Oct. 13, '11
 Coleman US lanterns 1981 - 2000 updated Aug. 8, '11
Coleman US stoves mid 1950's - present updated Nov. 29, '11
Coleman US lanterns 2001 - present updated Mar. 30, '11
Custom lamps, lights, heaters, and stoves updated Aug. 4, '11
Custom lanterns updated Dec. 14, '11
Heater etc. manufacturers A - K updated Nov. 29, '11
Ehrich & Graetz/AIDA & Petromax lanterns updated Apr. 25, '11
Heater etc. manufacturers L - Z updated Aug. 24, '10
Germany lantern manufacturers updated May 3, '11
Hollow wire lighting updated May 3, '11
International lantern manufacturers A - G updated Nov. 16, '11
International lamp manufacturers A - D updated Mar. 31, '11
 International lantern manufacturers H - P updated Apr. 30, '11
International lamp manufacturers E - O updated Jan. 27, '12
 International lantern manufacturers Q - S updated Dec. 15, '11
International lamp manufacturers P - Z updated Dec. 23, '11
 International lantern manufacturers T - Z updated Sept. 30, '11
Irons updated Sept. 23, '11
Propane lantern, stove, & heater manufacturers A - B updated Sept. 2, '10
Links updated Nov. 16, '11
Propane lantern, stove, & heater manufacturers C updated Aug. 6, '11
 Stove manufacturers A - H updated May 25, '11
Propane lantern, stove, & heater manufacturers D - M updated Sept. 2, '10
Stove manufacturers I - P updated Jan. 27, '12
Propane lantern, stove, & heater manufacturers N - Z updated Nov. 5, '11
Stove manufacturers Q - Z updated Apr. 1, '11
Pump manufacturers A - D updated Mar. 29, '11
Sweden lamp manufacturers updated Apr. 30, '11
Pump manufacturers E - Z updated Apr. 2, '11
Sweden stove manufacturers updated Aug. 6, '11
Sweden lantern manufacturers updated Nov. 9, '11
Tilley household lamps pre-1945 updated Nov. 13, '10
Tilley lanterns updated Jul. 14, '08
Tilley household lamps post-1945 updated June 6, '08
UK lantern manufacturers updated Jan 27, '12
Tilley industrial lamps & lanterns updated Apr. 12, '10
US lantern manufacturers A - I updated Apr. 2, '11
US lamp manufacturers A - F updated May 26, '11
US lantern manufacturers J - M updated Jan. 19, '12
US lamp manufacturers G - L updated Jan. 16, '12
US lantern manufacturers N - O updated Jan. 4, '12
US lamp manufacturers M - O updated Dec. 12, '11
US lantern manufacturers P - Z updated Dec. 1, '11
US lamp manufacturers P - Z updated Jan. 18, '12
Wrench & other lamp tool manufacturers A - F updated Aug. 8, '11
Wrench & other lamp tool manufacturers G - Z updated Apr. 2, '11

 

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