CLYBUCCA
Tall Lincoln Drape with 14 inch shade
Hanging lamp with Alpha Reflector shade
Queen with fluted Whip-o-lite shade
Wall lamp with Morning Glory shade
Aladdin Incandescent Mantle Lamps M
odel B Aladdin lamps were manufactured between 1933 and 1955. These lamps were featured in glass and metal as well as brass and nickelplated brass. Most of the coloured glass lamps can he credited to Henry T. Hellmers and Eugene Schwarz who was the chief designer of the Mantle Lamp Company from 1928 to 1951. The ‘NuType’ Model B Aladdin burner had a few new improvements. This burner was fitted with a direct rack and pinion wick winder unlike the winding mechanism on Model 12 burners which were fitted with a wick winder with 3 to 1 reduction gears. Furthermore, on this burner air for combustion is drawn from the sides through baffled air passages and not through a central draught tube as on Model 12 burners. The wick raiser and the winding gear are of very strong brass making it more robust than previous models. The thread on Model B burners is coarse making it interchangeable only with Model A. The Model B burner used a Lox-on mantle and chimney as on the Model 12. However, the light output was rated at 125 candle power as opposed to 80 candle power for the Model 12. A large number of Model B floor lamps were manufactured in a large variety of finishes: bronze and gold, ivory and gold, ivory and rose gold, green and silver, bronze lacquer and gold, oxidised bronze, antique ivory lacquer, silver plate and many more. Some Model B hanging lamps were manufactured in different designs: tilt frame with parchment shade, tilt frame with glass shade, flat steel frame with the parchment shade inside the chain with parchment shade and outside chain with parchment shade. Model B table lamps were made in the following styles: Colonial in clear green and amber crystal glass
Cathedral in clear green and amber crystal white green, green pastel and rose moonstone glass Corinthian in clear, amber, green crystal glass, clear font/black foot clear font/green foot clear font/amber foot, white, green, rose and white font/black foot, white font/green foot and white font/rose moonstone foot glass Majestic in white moonstone, rose moonstone and green moonstone glass Orientale in ivory, green, rose gold, silver and bronze Beehive in clear, green, light amber, dark amber and ruby crystal and white moonstone glass Quilt in white, green, white font/black foot white font/rose foot moonstone glass Queen in white moonstone with oxidised bronze base, white moonstone with silver base green and rose moonstone glass Treasure in chromium, bronze and nickel finish Vertique in rose, yellow, green and white moonstone glass Washington Drape round base in clear, green and amber crystal glass Solitaire in white moonstone glass only Short Lincoln Drape in alacite, transparent amber crystal, amber opalique, amber solitaire base, ruby crystal, ruby crystal solitaire base and clear crystal glass Tall Lincoln Drape in clear crystal, alacite old formula, alacite new formula, alacite/scallop design on top of foot, cobalt crystal/plain foot, cobalt/scallop design on top of foot, ruby crystal deep red colour and ruby crystal faded colour glass Short Washington Drape filigree stem in clear, green and amber crystal glass Washington Drape bell stem in clear, pink, green, and amber crystal glass
Washington Drape plain stem in clear, pink, clear no oil fill, green, emerald green and amber crystal glass Victoria in decorated china with oil fill and decorated china without oil fill Simplicity in alacite, decalmania, alacite gold lustre, alacite plain rose and white glass These are just a few models to show the vastness of the Model B table lamp range. In Australia fonts were manufactured from steel, brass, copper and bakelite and mounted on steel timber stems with a painted finish. A large selection of parchment shades were available to fit virtually any decor including the white Morning Glory shade, which is decorated with a band of green vines showing red and blue flowers with yellow centres. This shade is now available again ■ Recommended reading on the history of Aladdin incandescent mantle lamps is the highly informative, well-illustrated Aladdin the Magic Name in Lamps. Next issue: The well-known Miller lamps.
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In Australia fonts were manufactured from steel, brass, copper and bakelite and mounted on steel timber stems with a painted finish.
” Jurgen Weissner THE EVERBURNING LIGHT (02) 6565 0104 oil-lamp@zip.com.au
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