New hobby/addiction

[ErnieG]

Anyone know what type of fuel this thing uses? Same as a lantern I'm assuming but not sure. I believe it's a very old type of road flare out of an 18 wheeler. Not 100% on that though.

I'm fairly certain you can burn citronella in those ..it's nice outside evenings to keep the bugs away .
Ernie

 

[FergusonTO35]

Anyone know what type of fuel this thing uses? Same as a lantern I'm assuming but not sure. I believe it's a very old type of road flare out of an 18 wheeler. Not 100% on that though.

That is a small smudge pot. They were used to produce a thick soot that attaches to fruit trees to protect from frost, and also used as road flares. Citronella would be a good choice, but you can burn just about any type of fuel oil in it. I think a mixture of diesel and used motor oil is what was used for smudge.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Yesterday my GF and I were in the big city and scored a brown lantern for free from a pawn shop.
Today my GF comes home with these.
Two brown ones in two days.
Can’t remember when I saw a brown one last.

 

[ErnieG]

Yesterday my GF and I were in the big city and scored a brown lantern for free from a pawn shop.
Today my GF comes home with these.
Two brown ones in two days.
Can’t remember when I saw a brown one last. View attachment 460933

Those easi-lites are great lanterns !
Old Coleman parts sells the o-ring rebuild kits for those lanterns just fyi

Ernie

 

[old 040]

I started collecting several years ago, sold a bunch but still have quite a few. Here's just a few examples.

 

[FergusonTO35]

I promise I'm not engaging in a weird tractor sacrifice ritual! Actually, using my Dietz lanterns to light the area I'm scraping.

 

[Steve]

I promise I'm not engaging in a weird tractor sacrifice ritual! Actually, using my Dietz lanterns to light the area I'm scraping.

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Did you ever get them big ones going? Bet you would only need one of them to light that area!

 

[FergusonTO35]

I got them cleaned up and inspected. It appears that one has good enough sheet metal not to be a fire hazard and there are enough parts between the two to make one good lantern, and maybe a decorative piece with the other. Hopefully I can make it happen this spring. Thanks again!

I've also found that Rust Oleum flat black rust converter primer works great for lanterns. It is fairly fuel and heat resistant and makes a nice old-looking patina. A lot of lanterns and stoves were painted flat black back in the day so it is a restoration correct finish in many cases. This would include most tubular lanterns and railroad lanterns. In fact I think some "economy" single mantle Colemans were painted flat black, I remember us having one as a kid.