I have recently acquired an Aladdin in an unopened box. It's marked All Chrome. Does anyone know when they switched from nickel to chromium in Australia? This would give an early date limit. A small amount of research leads me to believe that the Carton and Corrugated Papers Pty. Ltd., the logo on the box, disappeared or amalgamated with another company in the mid 1950's Dare I open Aladdin's cave to see inside?
That is a great find. I am quite jealous. You could try opening the box from the bottom. That way the top seal is unbroken and this is what would normally be seen.
Ah, so you made the highest bid. Good work! I'm with Nils: open carefully from the bottom so that you can assess (and thoroughly photograph!) the contents. If you were a museum curator you would do it with gloves, but that might be taking things too far. Cheers
That is a difficult one. You can always do it but you dont need to. It must such a good feeling you have when you look at that box. And with such a assumed lamp inside 8) I'm jealous too Gratulations Jones Claus C
I think I will open Aladdin's cave from the bottom, as suggested, I will try steaming the paper tape off first. The advice to photograph the sequence is also a good one. Thanks to all for your advice.
Remember cardboard absorbs moisture. I have seen old Colemans come out of the box with corrosion and rust.If you put it back in the box throw in a couple of silica packets. Just to absorb future moisture. I hope it is in new condition, it is an incredible find. DanL
The operation went without a hitch. The patient survived it is only suffering from a tight cleaning needle knob and filler cap. As I do not intend to light such a rare find I will leave them as is. The package came with; a mantle (made in Austria), a wrench for the nipple and vapouriser, a spirit can for preheating and an instruction sheet with serial number, also the bail was separate. I packed it back in the box and took a photo' to show the original packing order that could not be shown before as it was unpacked from the bottom as advised.
That spanner is interresting. I have seen one before but thought it was something home made. Also very good to see a complete transfer on the tank. I have only ever seen partial ones before. With this style of tank marking and a nickel plated top I would guess that it is from the 50s or maybe 60s.
Very nice didn't see that one a model AX sold on 3 Jan for 2.5 times the price with the box opened. is there a Model number on instruction leaflet ?
I have made a drawing of the logo on the lantern by photographing the logo and tracing it in CAD. It was saved as a .jpg file for this post. If anyone wants the CAD (DXF)file I can send it by email if anyone would like a copy to play with. The image is distorted as it is difficult to get true shape from a cylinder unless you take lots of images and sew them together. I may try that a bit later when I get some time. I will try making some water slide decals (transfers) with the image I have. If that works out OK I will try to get a true shape image. The size of the logo is 75mm from the extremities of the A and the n.
Please let us know how you get on. This would be ideal to finish off a couple of lamps where the logo is almost gone. I wonder if all the early (50s and 60s) nickel plated (and black painted) versions had this logo and it is only because they so easily wear off that they are rarely seen? Maybe the lines for the genie and lamp should be a touch thicker?
Hi Nils Yes the lines are about 0.35-0.4mm in the original. There is a problem when converting a CAD file to jpg the line definition is lost. This is a legacy of when plotters were used and pen widths were selected for different entities. Most printers have no trouble handling line widths. I will print one direct from the CAD system and then scan it. There should be only a small loss of definition.
The all chrome model was being sold in early 1951. I have seen references to the Aladdin heater/cooker being in chrome from 1949 and it's possible the lanterns were chromed from 1949. I have seen a reference from 1949 that I think was meant to indicate the storm proof lantern was chrome. It get's a bit blurry trying to figure out what is what sometimes.
