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I've had mine a few years and seldom use it because you need to frequently disassemble it and trim the expensive round wick with a special tool that makes a mess of soot and ash to clean up, and the mantles you need to remove and replace often are fragile and expensive (about $6.50/ea. and now in early 2010 unavailable-(ebay $20/ea.)-due to more production problems) and the thin chimney glass cracks easily. Also the rolled seam near the top of the fuel tank leaked until I sealed it with leftover 'redkote' tank coating so you couldn't fill it the whole way. You need to be very careful during startup, removing and replacing that fragile mantle/chimney assembly and raising the wick gradually to keep from sooting up the chimney. It is very bright though, about like a 60watt incandescent bulb, and throws off a lot of heat with almost no odor (I've used it to heat my 8'x8' dome tent when winter camping), so when it's going it's nice, but every few days; or every week if in continuous use; you need to get down and dirty with the wick trimmer; if only they'd use fiberglass wicks. ADD-I started using an old 1.75 liter liquor bottle with a plug-in pour spout for refilling the lamp while it's still burning(ingenious;"pat-pat")and refitted an old mantle frame with a piece of catalytic screen to convert the lamp into a small heater; which has been very useful where my 10,000btu radiant is just too much. Compared to kerosene pressure lanterns the aladdin is turning out to be preferrable due to it's silent operation, no pumping, and in-use refillability--(websters take note); but still looses points for its non-fiberglass wick and fragile mantle and chimney. But for long-term indoor use I've kicked my rating up to 4 and find it a great source of light and heat when there is no electricity.

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This is the third book by Catherine Thuro on the subject of kerosene oil lighting and lamps. This book is as informative and useful as were her other two books. As an avid collector of whale oil and Kerosene oil antique lamps and lighting, I feel her books are one of the best reference sources available. I highly recommend this book to anyone who embraces the passion of collecting antique lighting!

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This is a wonderful book for the beginning collector. It's the first book I bought after being bitten by the lantern collecting bug. I bought the earlier edition of this book in the 90,s. I thought this edition would be more updated than it is. It's almost the same book! The only thing that is different is the price guide and maybe a couple of pictures. If you bought the earlier edition, don't bother with this one. If you are new to collecting lanterns or don't have the earlier edition then don't hesitate to get this book. Maybe I should have given this more stars but I really thought after all these years there would have been a bigger difference in the content.

A definitive work on the subject of American made lanterns. A wonderful documentation of the history, contribution and technological progress of lanterns in the United States. An engaging photographic investigation of companies, people, places, uses and prices of kerosene lanterns from 1830 to the present. Contains a wonderful restoration chapter with great hints. It is safe to say that it is a complete treatment.

Of all my books on lantern collecting, this is the one that I would recommend most highly for the beginning or advanced collector alike. It covers a number of lanterns from different manufacturers with great pictures and thorough, accurate descriptions. It also gives the history of the different major manufacturers, restoration tips, and a priceguide. While it does not cover every lantern made, it does not pretend to. It instead educates the reader, so that he/she may age (by construction methods and lantern chacteristics), and determine value of the lantern without the need of reference. In my opinion, you can not go wrong with this book. Mine is dog earred from being read so many times. This is a "must have" for the lantern collector.

Author Dennis Pearson has written a wonderful book that not only gives the history of the kerosene (and precursor fuels) lantern, but is filled with some 200 photographs and illustrations of lanterns past and present. The color photographs are simply superb. These are not snapshots of lanterns, they are studio-lit celebrations of the lantern of the quality you would expect to see in a magazine ad. Pearson's work concentrates on the barn lantern, but the major types and manufacturers of railroad lanterns, as well as other types, are also presented with the author himself pointing out that a number of books have already been written concentrating on the railroad lantern. If you're looking for the details that will help you date a lantern they are here, but you may have to do some page flipping, as a single model of lantern may have been made over such a long time that it spans the author's dividing lines: all solder construction, machine and solder construction, and all machine construction. There are chapters on how to date a lantern, the operation of lanterns, and restoring old lanterns. Finally, Pearson gives a "lantern value calculator" that enables you to calculate the rough value of any lantern, and a price guide to some 130 lanterns, including the more common railroad types and some foreign lanterns. Unlike some other books of this type, Pearson's prices seem to match pretty closely with the real world. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in kerosene lanterns.

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I got this product for decoration as well as function. They work and look nice - good for emergency. I'm thinking of getting two more for downstairs. Great seller!

This is exactly what I was looking for. It is great. I had purchased another one a year ago. I was cleaning the glass globe and the globe slipped out of my hand and broke. I looked everywhere for a replacement glass globe. Could not find one, so I had to purchase a new lantern. If you know of someone that sells replacement globes, please send the information to me.

This oil lamp is probably my most used lamp. I hung it over my T.V. in the back-room and use it when I'm watching movies as it provides a nice dim light. Simply light and adjust the flame height. I find it very easy to re-fill with oil with either a vunnel or a wash bottle. My wife doesn't like the oil fumes but with a candle burning they don't seem to bother her. We live in an area that looses electricity several times a season (as do most of us I suppose), so we now have oil lamps in every room and three extra on the porch. The best idea for this style of lamp is to hang it with the attached hanger to make it impossible to knock over. These lanterns are relatively inexpensive to buy and costs only pennies to use all night, about 6 hours. Cheaper than candles and not as dangerous to use. These lanterns are well constructed and very easy to light with my extended lighter, and just as easy to put out with a single blow. We have 3 of this style lantern hanging on the front porch for when we have company over and sit outside, they provide a nice friendly 'mood' atmosphere. The best 'patio-lanterns' ever. For the price and up-keep, you can't go wrong.

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Not much to say , But in your lantern they can give you light where it is dark . You can't use a lantern without them .

Wicks come in all different widths. It would be useful if the ad mentioned the size. Can't rate it if I don't know if I want to buy it.

i haven't actually tried to use them yet but they seem to be the wicks I needed. The customer service of the company is wonderful. They called to let me know they would be a few days longer getting to me than first thought and offered to let me cancel my order because of it.

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After a recent hurricane I had to go several weeks without electricity. While trying to maintain a "normal" lifestyle, I re-discovered kerosene lamps. They are low-tech, but produce adequate light for daily chores and can even be used for evening reading. The beauty is they will burn for many hours on a single tank of oil. A relatively small bottle of oil can power several lamps for many days. Much more economical than flashlights and batteries. Shop around for prices. They are inexpensive and very useful, especially if the power outage extends beyond a few hours into days and weeks.