International lantern manufacturers H - P
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This Handi Kero-Pet lantern,
Model-3 was made
by the Handi Works Pty.
Ltd. in Australia.
It has a nickel plated
brass fount and black porcelain enamel ventilator.
Both the base rest and
frame are steel
while the burner assembly
and air intake tube are brass.
The curved glass globe,
from Scotland, is marked "HANDI PYREX."
This lantern is in Shinzo
Kono's collection.


The Heinze company, Wuppertal, Germany, had this "Petromax style" 829B
lantern manufactured
in the Hipolito plant in Portugal.
Jürgen Breidenstein, whose collection this is in,
dates this new-old-stock Geniol brand lantern from the late 1970's to early 1980's.
Jürgen believes it was later badged for the U.S. Army from the German
Army's stock.
It has a matte finish and is marked Nur für Petroleum, or "Only for kerosene."

This Geniol 150cp lantern is finished in polished brass
and includes the optional 2103 green enameled shade.
Werner Löw, whose collection this is in,
dates this lantern to the 1970's -80's.
The lantern is kerosene fueled and has a rapid preheater.

Hipolito Models H-301 (left) unfired with the accessories
and H-502 (right) were manufactured by Casa Hipolito SARL in Torres Vedras, Portugal.
Model H-301, in Pablo Vega's collection, is 350 cp and has an alcohol preheating cup;
it is comparable to Petromax Model 826 (McRae).
Model H-502 is 500 cp and has a rapid preheater; it is comparable to Petromax Model 829.

Casa Hipolito probably also made this Fama brand D-506
lantern seen here with the rapid start working to preheat the generator.
The instruction sheet that Pablo Vega got with this lantern
lists four rapid start models: D-106 (150 cp),
D-206 (250 cp), D-306 (350 cp), and D-506 (500 cp).

Casa Hipolito made this Model H 202
lantern which is also badged Force 10, P250K, and Made in Portugal.
The construction appears to be the same
as the Fama brand D-506 lantern above.
This 250 cp kerosene fueled lantern with a rapid preheater
is in Peter Wightman's collection.

Hovic Verk in Norway made
this Primus Model 1082
under license and apparently
did not sell these products outside of Norway,
according to Neil McRae,
the owner of this lantern.
This model burns kerosene,
is preheated with an alcohol cup,
and is rated at 300cp.

These are older (left) and newer (right) versions of Model 102 Standard
lantern
made by Hovic Verk in Norway.
Note differences in the generators, frame base plates, and collars.
While this model superficially
resembles Primus models
it has several unique features
so it is not just rebadged.
These lanterns are in Harald Hogseth's collection.


These 350 cp (left) and 500 cp (right) kerosene fueled lanterns
were made by the Kwong Ming Factory, Peoples Republic of China
and sold under the Light Brand.
The 350 cp lantern has the rapid start preheater
while the 500 cp has the alcohol preheat only.
These lanterns are in George Burl's collection.

This unknown lantern model was made by the Lampart company,
Budapest, Hungary, perhaps in the 1930's.
The Lampart logo, an embossed sun and three stars,
appears on the pump handle.
It has a straight generator and alcohol preheater cup.
This lantern is in Ruedi Fischer's collection.

(new image on the left) Translation of the Chinese
on the shade and fount of this lantern
suggests that the lantern
was made in the '30's by a Chinese Co.
for Molese & Co. of
Germany.
Originally the brass lantern
was covered with a protective? black material.
The globe supports have
rusted through and no longer connect to the globe base.
Images by Neil McRae.


C.S. Pochee & Sons, an Indian company, possibly made this Model 213 lantern
in the 1930's based on the general style and parts (McRae).
The pressure gauge is stamped Made in Germany;
the valve wheel and filler cap are replacements.
The lantern is a 300 or 500 cp kerosene model
with an alcohol preheater.

C.S. Pochee & Sons, also made this Model 231 lantern.
This model is stamped 300 cp on the fount,
and appears in its working parts to be a very similar
but a newer version of the lantern above.
The manometer and top of the ventilator on this lantern,
in Clive Appleton's collection, are both stamped Pochee.
The Powerlight Co., Winnipeg,
Canada, made this Match-O-Lite brand lantern circa 1920.
The fount and, I believe,
valve stem assembly
were made for Powerlight
by Nagel-Chase Mfg., Chicago.
The burner was patented
by Powerlight.
The once chrome plated
steel frame base plate/collar and ventilator have been painted.
The globe is a reproduction
from Fred Kuntz.
The Indo International
Division of Prabhat Udyog Limited, Mumbai, India
manufactures several "petromax
style" lantern models under the Prabhat Brand.
This Model 425, in Doron
Papo's collection, is a 300 cp kerosene model.
This lantern has a red
plastic sleeve on the bail,
a feature that is found
on some of the other models from India.