
Unscrupulous lawyers attempt to take possession of the invention based on the claim that it is built from parts and tools owned by Dietz. A somewhat historic lighting of my great grandfathers (Big Papa) railroad lantern from his early years with the Milwaukee Road. Macy as an employee of Dietz Company who invents an engine that runs on distilled water. The 1992 made-for-cable television film The Water Engine stars William H. These lights either blinked in timed intervals or had a steady light. Later they developed some of the first transistorized warning lights ( Visi-Flash trademark) using standard 6 volt lantern batteries. Kerosene was normally used in these lamps. Dietz Company over a period of many decades. First oil lanterns (Traffic-Gard trademark) and road torches which looked like cannonballs with large wicks. The Vesta was a popular line of brakemans lantern manufactured by the R.E. Though famous for well built indoor and outdoor kerosene lanterns, the company was a major player in the automotive lighting industry from the 1920s through into the 1960s.ĭietz also produced the majority of road work warning lights. The company started in 1840 when its founder, 22-year-old Robert Edwin Dietz purchased a lamp and oil business in Brooklyn, New York. This was great fun to do and one of our quicker restorations. They are best known for hot blast and cold blast kerosene lanterns. Dietz Company was a lighting products manufacturer.

Mercury reflector is good condition with average loss in the center.R.E. Kirkman All Rights ReservedĬomes with a heavy weight Corning Nonex marked Dietz Fitall globeĪppears to have a previous owners Social security number etched intothe bottom.Ĭondition - excellent, almost all of its original tin plate intact.
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of Rochester, NY, who continued production with some modifications.Ĭopyright © 1997 - 2020 W.T. Dietz Railroad Lantern (1 - 60 of 204 results) Price () Shipping All Sellers Antique Dietz Railroad Lantern (957) 240.00 300.00 (20 off) FREE shipping VINTAGE OIL LAMP, Reflecting Oil Lamp, vintage lantern, railroad lantern, Dietz lantern, Glass Oil Lamp, vintage lighting (1.5k) 225. The Dietz 'Victor' was the most popular square tube hot blast lantern, this artifact is most likely produced in 1931 or after due to the fact that the term Fitzall was not present on the globe. Dietz Collectible Railroad Lanterns & Lamps All Auction Buy It Now 1,628 Results Brand: Dietz Brand Featured Refinements Condition Price Buying Format All Filters Dietz Pair Of Motorcar/carriage Lamps C 297.73 C 58.95 shipping SPONSORED Dietz No 3 Tubular Lamp Globe-Light Purple C 198. in 1915, the tooling for the "Empire" was sold to the Star Headlight and Lantern Co.

The Dietz Acme Inspector Lamp was the most popular railroad lantern. Driving Lamps, Railroad Lanterns, Locomotive Headlights and Automobile Lamps, ( oll and gas ). To determine the month and year of manufacture on most Dietz lanterns made between. 0 Hood Car Inspectors Lantern, similar to the Acme. NY DIETZ LANTERNS Dietz Lanterns STANDARD OF THE WORLD. Both the Acme and Beacon Dash Lamp used a 5" reflector, originally made of glass, and later made of nickel plated brass. (The pre-1897 predecessor to the Acme was the #0 Tubular Inspector Lantern.) The sister lantern to the Acme is the Beacon Dash Lamp, which was produced with the same tooling, and featured a dash board attaching clip instead of the solid handle. The tooling for this lantern was destroyed after production stopped when the Dietz lantern factory in Syracuse was relocated to Hong Kong in the late 1950's.


A feature of the Acme is a steel reinforcement band to the outside of the air tubes. After 1912 all of the subsequent variations have a 3/4" fuel fill, and a squared off "solid" handle in addition to the bail. Small Fill Pre-Owned C 39.89 Top Rated Seller 0 bids
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There are several variations of the Acme, the oldest style was introduced around 1900, and has a curved "solid" handle and a 9/16" fuel fill. 105 results for vintage dietz monarch lanterns Save this search Update your shipping location Shop on eBay Brand New 20.00 or Best Offer derosnopS Vintage DIETZ Monarch New York USA Barn Lantern with Fitzall Globe. The Acme was also the last square tube Hot Blast lantern produced by Dietz, with production ending prior to 1960. The Dietz Acme Inspector Lamp was the most popular railroad lantern marketed for inspecting wheel bearings, journals, etc.
