Dietz No. 100 Lantern

Dietz No. 100 Lantern with globe and chimney in the up position for lighting the wick.

This is a Dietz No. 100 cold blast lantern made by the Dietz Co. in their Syracuse, NY factory. It was made for a local power company and I assume used as a safety signal as it has a red globe. This has the Dietz Comet "rising cone" burner and uses a 3/8" wide flat wick. I believe this is a fairly late item that dates to the mid 1960's. The Syracuse factory was producing items up until 1970. It has a hand bail for carrying and a small hook on the chimney top for hanging.

Backside of the Dietz No. 100 Lantern showing the model No., hand bail and burner parts removed.

Dietz No. 100 Lantern comet burner parts and wick.

It's in very good condition, with original paint and clean metal on the inside of the fountain. I think that is due to it's late date of purchase. Most companies were retiring their open flame road flares (smudge pots) and lanterns for newer and "safer" battery operated signal lamps. It was probably used very little and stored indoors until being auctioned off.

Dietz No. 100 Lantern and new production clear globe with Dietz logo.

Dietz No. 100 Lantern new production clear globe and original red globe.

A few years back I cleaned it up and ran it for awhile. It works well and generates a decent amount of light. I added a clear globe and some new wicks from W.T. Kirkman Lanterns who were very helpful and knowledgeable. The clear globe gives a lot of useable light. I would like to try a full fount burn and see how many hours it will last at a medium flame.