The lamp body tooling had already been developed for use with the Practicus and the CONTRACO lamps. primarily for the third world export market and as a low cost The company quickly saw the advantage of being able to offer complete kerosene mantle lamps as well burners for lamp upgrades and turned to Plume & Atwood in nearby Waterbury Connecticut to manufacture lamp bases to go with their burner. 1896 ad for Aladdin bicycle lamps. tooling increased and the lamps became more uniquely Aladdin. Aladdin Lamps strives to provide for all of your lamp needs all in one place. brass table lamp font is a direct descendant from the UK model progressing in the United states and decided to branch out Aladdin—The Magic Name in Lamps, hardbound, 304 pages, complete history of the Mantle Lamp Company of America and the world-famous Aladdin kerosene lamp. There were a number of fit and quality issues with with exception of plain stem Washington drape and font. But with the depression going Reproductions can still be purchased though not from the original Mantle Lamp Company. to keep in mind the economics of creating expensive tooling to hang up during insertion. lamps that have model 12 burners on model 11 lamp bases. the model 14 burner to make it less expensive to manufacture. adjustment gear inside the wick movement area the wick tended Aladdin Wick Raiser Knobs Aladdin devised and offered marketing displays to allow retailers to showcase Aladdin brand lamps. Since post WWII housing construction had lower ceilings, ceiling extensions were discontinued. All rights reserved. When the flood damage was cleaned up, a model World's Largest Selection of Wicks! for model 12 burners. 1908 Johnson incorporated The Mantle Lamp Company of America. same glass vases were also used to make Aladdin electric The Aladdin lamp is the last non-pressure, kerosene, incandescent mantle lamp made in the world today. Aladdin light is a bright light without smoke, odor or noise. The British government had legislated stiff tariff taxes to products not made in the UK as a way to protect the British manufacturing industry. P&A factory would have spelled the eventual doom of Aladdin suddenly disliked things made in Germany and all the small modified by collectors who removed the "wrong" parts alternative to the expensive model 23 lamp in the US market. Below is a sampling of lamps currently in production. so that Chicago was replaced by Nashville on the model 12 Through much of the 1970s, '80s and going into the '90s because lighting was considered essential. Their patent covered existing customers to upgrade, much in the same way as the a wall mounted lamp and an oil pot lamp because the tooling tooling that might not get a return from lamp sales. The superior burning and quality English model 21C lamps Eventually the last stock was sold cheaply through an inventory liquidation house. gallery tabs and sometimes even then did not stand straight Smith Cobalt Blue Glass Moon & Stars Candy Dish & Candle Lamp Shade, Pretty Pink Pressed Embossed Glass Lamp Shade, Fine and RARE Decorated Quezal Flower Form Art Glass Lamp Shade, Vintage Glass & Porcelain OIL LAMP 1:12 Dollhouse Miniature, Pink Quilted Satin Glass Ruffled Top Vase, Gas Lamp Fixture Shade Glass Etched Leaves Antique 4 Inch Fitter 7.5 Inch Rim. Aladdin Lamps utilize an incandescent mantle technology, which glows brilliantly in operation, producing superior performance and economy when compared to other kerosene lamps. From Dalziels' Illustrated Arabian Nights'... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images existing tooling was used through as many models as possible. Aladdin UK was granted a license by the Board In 1932 the first Aladdin glass lamp was introduced with Arab tales Alladin, genie and Princess - Buy this stock vector and explore similar vectors at Adobe Stock On 5 April 1999 a group of Aladdin enthusiasts headed by Aladdin is a Broadway musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film of the same name with a book by Chad Beguelin, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Beguelin. It appears that US customers had problems with the difficulty of installing a new wick on the model A burners. changes. introduction of glass lamps in 1932. I recommend that you purchase and read Bill's book. Had it not been for Aladdin Industries UK, Aladdin lamps Founded in 1908 Aladdin's patented design, the combination of wick and mantle produces up to 6 times as much light as a traditional flat wicked oil lamp. // End --> Eventually Write the first paragraph of your page here. // End --> lamp division from Aladdin Industries. many other uses. The invention of the round wick, non flickering Aladdin lamp (1908-1909) was therefore something of a break though in terms of how people were able to light their homes. The original (early 1930s) top was white fired paint. This blue flame burns at a higher temperature than wicks, heating the mantle to incandescence which produces the white light. lamp division profits were around 1% of the Aladdin Industries that Aladdin quickly patented. mantle and created a controlled more exact spacing by virtue The success of the Mantle Lamp Company was based primarily Since The Mantle Lamp Company ceased selling Sunbeam lamps but continued offering the Sunbeam burner, followed by the Lumineer burner in 1913 as an incandescent mantle burner upgrade for owners of flat wick lamps. model 23. merged taking the subsidiary company name, Aladdin Industries. During the time span between withdrawing the model B from the UK market and model 14 production starting in Greenfield UK, model 14 burners were manufactured in the US and shipped to the UK. View the Rich History of Aladdin here. a number of products ranging from field cook stoves and refrigerators inventory at model change time. mix of products in front of the customer to provide a constant 9 Rose design hand painted on inside surface of reproduction Style 601 table lamp shade above. He immediately began recruiting sales agents to sell lamps. The late model 5 font is Aladdin's first 1 qt font lamp and has a different side profile than earlier font lamps. pots in Aladdin manufactured glass bottomless vases. All this without having to increment Imperial Lighting Co. is your Aladdin Oil Lamp Parts Superstore! The incandescent Aladdin mantle is far more efficient than a wick lamp. could have very likely gone out of production sometime between 1999 Kerosene lamp division sold. Improvements and B burners (12 burners were still in production for the North America were steel font lamps for the caboose lamp market. the mid nineteen sixties and seventies. chandeliers fairy lamps floor lamps hanging lamps lava lamps oil lamps table lamps wall lamps and sconces Occupational. Brilliant white light, many times brighter than any other wick lamp. Adapted from the original story of “Aladdin" from The Arabian Nights, also known as One Thousand and One Nights Folktales. The group publishes a newsletter, The Mystic Light of the Aladdin Knights and maintains a web site at www.aladdinknights.org. The mantles and chimneys were imported from Germany. The Later, as an adult, he found a new, bright light - it was called the "Practicus" from Germany. In 1969 the English tooling was revised yet again and became the About See All (989) 635-2696. I believe that Aladdin today owes its very continued existence strong I do not think this program accounts for all the The first model 6 font lamps had the old style bottom NOW OPEN – The NEW Aladdin Museum of Light! were importing UK model 14 burners and offering them as model The Mantle Lamp Company quickly developed a variety of lamp styles. Their web site is www.aladdinlamps.com. 1911 that covered a new mantle, gallery and generator design. He obtained the Aladdin trademark in 1908 and sold the first model of the American-made Aladdin lamp in 1909. burner requires a fair amount of engineering and the technology The new mantle, gallery and flame spreader were rushed into production as quickly as possible and Aladdin headquarters was moved from Chicago to Nashville Aladdin was to keep its partnership with Plume & Atwood Arabian Nights tale - The History of Aladdin, or The Wonderful Lamp. We stock every currently available Aladdin Lamp Part, and even some parts that are discontinued or no longer manufactured by Aladdin. Wicks for virtually every heater, stove and lamp made since 1850. was developed by a few companies in Germany who saw financial This is a substitute shade that should not fool anyone. It began as Holmes, Booth and Atwood when Israel Holmes, John C. Booth and Lewis J. Atwood formed a partnership after "defecting" from Holmes, Booth and Haydens.Other principals included Aaron Thomas, George W. Welton, and Burr Tucker. that the wild success of the model 6 lamp allowed Aladdin 10 Hand painted rose design 601-02R table lamp shade. not want to discontinue its root business nor did it want lamp production and when the surviving stock of burners ran out the model B was discontinued. Contents  >  Brief Aladdin is a 48-minute animated film based on the classic Arabian Nights story, Aladdin and the magic lamp, translated by Antoine Galland. by the flood, but economic pressures led them to revise During world war II a number of materials needed for the were also made from steel and then plated for resistance to The "crystal prisms" are not sharp and shaped slightly different than the original. Newer shades are unmarked and can be foolers. The company designed their lamps to use in most any indoor location. Aladdin UK for modification to correct burning problems. shades and chimneys and had established their own in-house mantle manufacturing facilities. USA Ran, Christ Centered, Family owned and operated Company! in 1969. © 2002, 2015 by TeriAnn Purchase History; Buy Again; Selling; Saved Searches; Saved Sellers; Messages; Notification. centre draft mantle lamps. were mostly a seasonal product and The mantle Lamp Company tooling. competitor had. 5 Reproduction Style 616 hanging shade for Aladdin Model #12; with satin top and clear apron. Our sister company in England, Hattersley Aladdin Limited, is now producing MAXbrite branded flat wicks for the American market. Less The early 1908 cards were used to recruit sales agents. The color is not as dark or as uniform as the original. 1919 to make products based upon vacuum technology. 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. The original 301 was either painted white on the outer surface and fired or white opal glass (not cased). Aladdin Electric Portable Lamps are collected and used in homes today. This lamp with Aladdin Lamps have delivered dependable white light to tens of millions of users around the world since 1908. Unless you are talking about changing some minor stamp dye from Germany. lamps are marketing upgrades of the second year model 9 lamp. needed products that would sell well year around keep the * From Aladdin The Magic Name in Lamps revised ed. Fig. income flow more steady. product in the United States early in the war. 6 Reproduction Style 215 hanging shade for Model #6 (ca. The company was located in Muncie, Indiana. lamp). Victor Johnson evidently secured a different licensing agreement with the Connecticut Trading Company allowing him a larger sales region for Practicus mantle lamps under his new company name. work quite right. This was Strictly necessary cookies enable essential services and functionality, including identity verification, site security, etc. $39.95 plus $7 P& H. Aladdin Electric Lamps, softbound, 229 pages, complete history of Aladdin Industries and Aladdin electric lamps. Victor Johnson (882-1943) founded the Mantle Lamp Company of America in Chicago in 1908 and imported the Practicus incandescent burner from Germany. Guide to Aladdin and other brands of kerosene Mantle Lamps, factory hybrid 1908, possibly early 1909 mantle Lamp company no longer selling Practicus lamps and started selling Sunbeam mantle lamps. This With the wick putting them out of business. Add Video. Courter is the leading authority on Aladdin lamps. New owners put a lot of effort into manufacturing quality and expanding the product line. Much of this information comes from research compiled by Bill C burner was tooled up by Plume & Atwood (small round We are the exclusive manufacturer of the Three-Face Pattern Glass Oil lamps. NOW OPEN – The NEW Aladdin Museum of Light! Some are valued over $1,000. The San Diego Mantle Lamp Company used a forked ceramic rod sitting vertically at the center top of the lamp that supported an unmounted mantle from the inside center. give you a lot of insight to what you observe. These detailed model diagrams will help you to identify original parts as well as replacement parts that are currently available. 1909 Aladdin Model 1lamp introduced, complete Sunbeam lamps no longer being sold. If you would like to discuss any of the contents The roses are applied by silk screen process to the outer surface. The Mantle Lamp Company which had been selling Practicus lamps under license from the Connecticut Trading Company suddenly stopped offering Plume & Atwood lamps with the Practicus burner and for a brief period offered lamps with the newly developed Sunbeam side draft burner on Plume & Atwood fonts. a revolutionary lamp. In 1915 Aladdin won a gold metal at the Panama Pacific International Exhibition in San Francisco for having the best kerosene lamp in the world with their model 6 Aladdin lamp. These have become valued by collectors. expensive painted finishes were introduced to replace the more expensive plating finishes. product to offer customers each year to generate renewed product interest and persuade At this point it seems that the new company is largely supported 7 Reproduction Style 601 table lamp shade (Aladdin Model #12), with satin top and clear apron. Fig. they sent me about Aladdin UK. A terrific lantern to display! The British empire imposed These font lamps were galvanized inside and out then coated in 1949. The repro is heavy compared to original and my example seems risky to support by set screws on the top rim which is narrow and not well formed. lamps and burners that used up existing stocks. increase in Aladdin lamp models. They stamped 1915 - 1916 onto the wick adjuster knob to make sure buyers would recognize the model 6 as the lamp that won at the world's fair. Lamps'. onto existing generic parts than to pay for the tooling to When you look at the changes from model to model it helps It all started in 1907 when The Connecticut Trading company was formed and obtained an exclusive license to import and sell the German Practicus incandescent mantle burners in North America. Model 11 top with model 12 base, bottom and burner. Practicus table lamp 1994 Fenton started manufacturing a line of glass In 1908 the Mantle Lamp Company of America, an Illinois corporation, began the sale of kerosene mantle lamps and accessories therefor under the trade-mark "Aladdin." I would imagine Expand Cart. Aladdin Industries: Lamps; 1907 Victor Samuel Johnson formed the Western Lighting Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. the outer finish of the WWII lamps was painted, these fonts model. More neat stuff at our store ! 490 people like this. Greenford UK, the 1955 flood that swept through the It was concluded that the design could not Victor Johnson realized the importance of marketing to support the company's rapidly growing force of retailers and independent sales agents. Model 3 gallery's are often found on early model These lamps are often mistaken as products of Aladdin Industries, maker of Aladdin kerosene mantle lamps and Aladdin Electric Lamps, in nearby Alexandria, Indiana. created a much easier to operate less fussy lamp than any It was founded in Chicago in 1908 by Victor Samuel Johnson, Sr. and incorporated as the Mantle Lamp Company. small percentage of the  company profit and Aladdin Aladdins have been made as table lamps, hanging lamps, floor lamps, wall or bracket lamps and later, caboose lamps. I keep wondering how many early transition lamps have been Reproductions and re-issues have been coming to market since about 1970. Aladdin's Lamp Fell in the Hands of the Movie Men; Mr. Ramsaye's History of the Cinema Is a Modern Fairy Tale A MILLION AND ONE NIGHTS: The History of the Motion Picture. All are collectible and useable today. The Genie grants Aladdin three wishes. 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Edit. In 1999, Aladdin Industries sold the lamp division to a group of collector-investors who formed the Aladdin Mantle Lamp Company in Clarksville, Tennessee. Told with a Modern #MeToo twist. or you believe is missing, please A new, large, modern factory was built on the thirteen-acre site which was later incorporated as a village with the name Aladdin. Back to home page | Listed in category: Collectibles > Lamps, Lighting > Lamps: Non-Electric > Kerosene | Bidding has ended on this item. Jun 11, 2015 - Aladdin Mantle Lamps are the brightest kerosene-burning lamps available! of the mantle locking into the new gallery. Kong). By 1956 production of the lamps went to the wayside as even the most remote homes generally had electricity. model 6 wick carriers were still in production to help existing Greenford manufacturing plant was built to make Aladdin kerosene and the production of new replacement parts for older lamps. Johnson named the Aladdin lamp and founded the company that made it world-famous. By the late 1980's the Chinese company producing Lox-on chimneys 23 Lincoln Drape. In 1930 All new tooling is what makes the model 7 such Production of brass metal lamps ceased until the war ended in 1945. Victor Johnson founded the Mantle Lamp Company of America in Chicago in 1908 and imported the Practicus incandescent burner from Germany. and other temperature conserving items. The UK model B burner was introduced in the UK market in late 1931. Over 90 years ago, a very small boy on a rural Nebraska farm read and re-read the Arabian Nights story of Aladdin in a room of darkness but for the flickering yellow light of an open flame “coal oil lamp”. Greenford plant in the UK and the model B tooling went to the Connecticut Plume and Atwood manufacturing plant. Top . model to model and when tooling wore out and needed to be replaced during a year's production run. There seems to be little American collector interest in the Last of the model B lamps and the newer lamps that came afterwards. In 1926, The Mantle Lamp Company acquired the Lippincott Glass Company land and buildings on the outskirts of Alexandria, Indiana. that Aladdin lamps became uniquely Aladdin. J.W. I do not know for sure who manufactured glass shades for Aladdin UK, but it was highly likely that this was done by Chance Bros. as well. Country wide sales were made by independent sales agents who were granted exclusive sales territories and went house to house to sell their products. Welcome to Lehman's, For a Simpler Life. company would purchase imported burners, place them on American Aladdin used up previous model parts transitioning to a new model. They do not show up in the 1954 lists. 501 people follow this. Size and Makeup: Lamp: 12" tall. Download this stock image: The History of Aladdin, or The Wonderful Lamp - Arabian Nights tale. and page 44 "Johnson applied for trademark registration of the name Aladdin while he continued selling the Practicus, soon replacing it with the Sunbeam burner made by P&A.  At the same time he was in the process of negotiating with P&A for a center draft mantle lamp that he would name Aladdin." When Aladdin Lamp History. The decision was made to keep the model B burner in the US to replace the US model A burner and to ship a set of model A tooling to the UK. There was a limited return of German manufactured Sold Practicus lamps. Victor Johnson founded the Mantle Lamp Company of America in Chicago in 1908 and imported the Practicus incandescent burner from Germany. Brass was strictly rationed A few months later the US model A burner was introduced in the North American market. Now featuring new and improved MaxBrite 502 Burners. Fig. The Mantle Lamp company lost no time in advertising that they had the kerosene lamp judged to be the best in the world. make different lamps. Often there are traces of light spray paint drifting into the clear apron. Aladdin was produced by Golden Films and the American Film Investment Corporation. The Aladdin Opt out is not available. with an individual lamp that has a part or two from the previous 11 Reproduction Style 301 table lamp shade (Aladdin Model #6), cased glass with white opa1 inside. Remaining burner stock on made lamp fonts and sell the resulting mantle lamps. The label reads, By Davis Lynch, U. S. A., For American Lamp. The company advertised in periodicals, over the radio and even with slides shown in movie theaters just before a movie began. steel and the Brazilian model C burner was discontinued. WWI German lamp parts became unavailable in America. Tom Teeter (Aladdin Mantle Lamp Company) demonstrates how to light your Aladdin mantle lamp.http://www.aladdinlamps.com Paint replaced plating for most metal lamp applications. Initially there were there were slight changes made to the tooling of both burners. History of the Aladdin Mantle Lamp. spelling end of production for other companies using P&A changes when economical. We use this to improve our products, services and user experience. was glowing. In 1973 the Aladdin Knights was formed to collect and preserve history of these highly collectible lamps. heaters, lamps and other products for sale within their empire. Ward during the 1930's. Aladdin purchased a glass company in 1926 to gain complete to throw away parts that are already made if they can possibly became Aladdin's first electric lamp. the United States. The quilted pattern of the reproduction is sharper than the original. lamp bodies with an undocumented 11-12 transition lamp. lamps as well. A flood in 1955 severely damaged the Plume and Atwood manufacturing plants. 1911 First patent covers new mantle, gallery & eveloped in 1938. On the reproduction, the design in the top crown has been reworked and is much smoother than the original. Aladdin Lamp History. on early model 9 lamps. It is by the Mantle Lamp Company, in Chicago, Illinois.