The Evolution of the Kerosene Mantle Burner, By Anton Kaim Imperial Lighting Co. is pleased to announce a fantastic new resource for collectors and students of liquid fueled mantle lamp burners. In co-operation with the author we are proud to offer this unique and very important resource in our books and resources section at www.ImperialLightingCo.com…
Newest Aladdin Knight meets J. W. “Bill” Courter
As many of you know, we have been working hard on Imperial Lighting Co. (ILC) Website for several months. We’ve been adding products, categories, images, content and a lot of behind-the-scenes integration to make our user experiences great. Thankfully, we have a tremendously talented webmaster to handle all the heavy duty technical “stuff”. Meet Kevin…
The Mystic Light Newsletter
Knowledge and information makes for a more enjoyable hobby. J. W. “Bill” Courter This is your personal invitation, as an owner, collector, user or dealer of Aladdin lamps, to join Aladdin Knights by subscribing to The Mystic Light newsletter published by the Bright Knight — J. W. “Bill” Courter. The Mystic Light updates collecting news,…
Aladdin Lamp B2301 Brass Heritage Lamp Discontinued
Aladdin B2301 Brass Heritage Lamp has been Discontinued Brass Heritage Lamp B2301 with M741 Morning Glory Shade June 2019 – Crownplace Brands (CPB) has Informed Authorized Aladdin Lamp Dealers of their plans to discontinue the Aladdin Brass Heritage Lamp, at least for now. The venerable Brass Heritage Lamp has occupied a prominent space in the…
Aladdin Oil Lamp Chimneys to be Discontinued
Aladdin Oil Lamp Chimneys R905 and R910 to be Discontinued. R910 standard chimney on the left, R105 High Altitude chimney on the right. June 2019 – Crownplace Brands (CPB) has advised Aladdin Lamp Dealers of their decision to discontinue some types of Aladdin Oil Lamp Chimneys. With the introduction of the MAXbrite Burner and the…
Fake Finish and Colors of Aladdin Glass Lamps
Frosted Beehive (left) compared with normal clear B-80 clear crystal Beehive. Unusual colors and frosted surfaces of Aladdin glass lamps have been seen, from time-to-time, over the past 40+ years. I first wrote about “Fake Lamps” in 1973 in the second issue of the Mystic Light. Were they made by Aladdin and are they experimental…
Aladdin Lamps are “Wireless”
Worlds Finest Non-Electric Lamp Excerpts from 1930s advertising brochures—The Aladdin Mantle Lamp is one of the greatest and most practical inventions of the century. It is an outstanding achievement of science in connection with artificial lighting. It has gone a long, long way toward solving the lighting problem for rural homes, with its abundance of…
Invitation to The Mystic Light Newsletter
The more knowledge and information you have – the stronger and more enjoyable is your hobby. J. W. “Bill” Courter This is your personal invitation, as an owner, collector, user or dealer of Aladdin lamps, to join Aladdin Knights by subscribing to The Mystic Light newsletter published by the Bright Knight—J. W. “Bill” Courter. Our…
A Brief History of Aladdin Knights of the Mystic Light
Collecting lamps, friends and memories Aladdin Knights Logo celebrating the 100 year anniversary of Aladdin Lamps 1908-2008 Bill Courter bought an Aladdin Corinthian Lamp for emergency light in 1965. He was “illuminated” by the Magic of the Aladdin light and began collecting lamps and their history. He published two books on Aladdin lamps and history…
Identifying Aladdin Lamp Burners
The “heart” of the Aladdin is the lamp burner. and its improvements that primarily define the various models. Changes sometimes happened at a fast pace and variations in construction in burners and lamp bowls occurred throughout the models. The differences may be subtle such as the change between Model 3 to 4 or, Model 7…