Aladdin Kerosene Lamp Mantle
The mantle is the reason the aladdin oil kerosene lamp has the bright glow of a 40 watt light bulb.
Aladdin kerosene lamp mantle. In fact the original marketing technique was a no cost no risk in home trial. Nice 1935 1936 original condition aladdin orientale kerosene table lamp light. Make offer nice 1935 1936 original condition aladdin orientale kerosene table lamp light. Antique aladdin model no.
The success of the aladdin lamp is based on the superior performance compared to other kerosene lamps. Then the homeowner was offered a mantle lamp with fuel to use for one week. In 1926 johnson bought the lippincott glass factory in alexandria indiana to make glass. The aladdin lamp is the last non pressure kerosene incandescent mantle lamp made in the world today.
Tried running my lamp earlier started glowing a lot on on side and very little with a lot of soot on the other so new mantle time. Victor johnson founded the mantle lamp company of america in chicago in 1908 and imported the practicus incandescent burner from germany. Shame though the old. It was a combination of ongoing innovation in both their products and marketing that allowed them to dominate the mantle lamp market.
They did not achieve this success because they had the best lamp design but because they had a good product and leading edge marketing. Make offer vtg aladdin mantle kerosene lamp model b beehive clear glass w burner assembly. Burning your aladdin lamp. 1 one r150 mantle lox on for models 12 a b c 21 21c 23 23a maxbrite 500.
Aladdin lamps has all the aladdin lamp heater supplies you need when it comes to your aladdin lamps no matter what your aladdin lamp heater need aladdin lamps will provide you with the best options and service possible by offering a variety of aladdin heater parts including of aladdin heater wicks aladdin wick cleaner and blue flame mica windows. Aladdin mantle lamps are the brightest kerosene burning lamps available. Brilliant white light many times brighter than any other wick lamp. Aladdin salesmen identified homes without mantle lamps by the poor yellow light of wick lamps.
This mantle sits securely over the circular wick and emits the bright white light aladdin is so famous for. Aladdin was and is still the most successful brand of non pressurized kerosene mantle lamp. Unfortunately for those who grew up in electrified america the skill is not completely obvious and ignorance of proper techniques can quickly lead to frustration. Tom teeter aladdin mantle lamp company demonstrates how to light your aladdin mantle lamp.
After the trial the homeowner could. He obtained the aladdin trademark in 1908 and sold the first model of the american made aladdin lamp in 1909. 11 mantle oil lamp w handpainted glass shade. The art of burning a mantle lamp is one of those common skills that most everyone learned as a kid growing up in unelectrified rural america.
N146 older mantle for the older lamps models 1 thru 11 now have an adapter available see item.