Nagel Chase introduced their model 5 gasoline lantern in 1916 with this tall hood lantern. They then used the same model number up to about 1933 with a variety of hoods,founts and burners.
Yes they did and Henry has one of these as a model 4 kero lantern. I can't get this one to work well at all because the generator is pretty well shot. I might have another go at it one day though. ::Neil::
Yes ugly is perhaps why they hide so well. Rare and hard to find beasts now. Mind you they are well over 95 years old and they were only made for a couple of years. ::Neil::
David, the hideous sewer-pipe Tilley is not a lantern... But for an indoor lamp, it's hard to beat that one in ugliness. There are some others, though.
Radius 114 one is a strong contender in the”ugliness” competition. Nice from bottom up till the handle though. /Conny
Yep. That was actually one of the ones I had in mind when mention that there are others in the "ugly competition". Mind you. To be fair, a lamp that is meant to use a parchment type of shade seldom look good when presented "naked" like that 114.
I was going to say much the same thing but I'll settle for "What a strange looking contraption!" Is that skinny bent tube the generator?
You have to remember the period. These were made around 1916 ish and the concept of a portable pressure lantern was only two years old then. That is when people like Coleman and Nulite began making lanterns. Ugly wasn't an issue but power was so Farmer Joe out in the Rural areas bought what his local hardware or farm supplies dealer had on stock. Either that or he bought a lantern when he was accosted by a local agent who showed him the first decent working portable lamp he had ever seen. ::Neil::
The burner and generator design does look a bit weird compared to the state of the art of table lamps of the same period. At least it had a built-in pricker, which must have been a godsend on a work horse farm lantern.
@Mackburner A rare old beast to be sure. Forgive my ignorance but what is a a sewer pipe Tilley? Regards Jeremy
Hi KAB I did wonder but never considered the VL1 to be ugly either dressed or naked. Still, it is said beauty is in the eye of the beholder! Many thanks for the clarification. Regards Jeremy
