

Dietz Company was closed in the United States in 1992. In 1982 the Dietz lantern factory was moved from Hong Kong into China.


Dietz Company moved to Hong Kong in 1956, and all Dietz lantern production ceased in the U.S.A. Measuring 10x5.9x10, the lamp burns for 11 hours on just eight ounces of fuel. The Cold Blast design creates a brighter flame than a traditonal oil lamp of equal wick size. The new lanterns offered below are not reproductions, but are a continuation of production on original tooling and presses, with some models now over 100 years old. For Indoor and Outdoor Dietz 76 Original Vintage Oil Burning Lantern This kerosene lamp weighs just over one pound making it an ideal choice to take virtually anywhere. The Dietz Brass Hurricane Lantern is a classic choice for non-electric lighting. Dietz Company manufactured hundreds of lantern models, and pioneered the automotive lighting industry. The following decade Robert sold his interest in “Dietz & Company” to begin manufacturing “Irwin Patent” tubular lanterns after buying the defunct Archer and Pancoast Company from a receiver in 1868. 1 Gallon Paraffin Lamp Oil - Clear Smokeless, Odorless, Clean Burning Fuel for Indoor and Outdoor Use - Shabbos Lamp Oil, by Ner Mitzvah. Over a couple weeks, it soaked a 12'x24' piece of cardboard once I. The leak is clearly at the bottom seam, not the cap. And for the record, ultra-pure lamp oil was used and it was only 1/2 filled so the wrong fuel and/or over pressurization were not the cause. Oil Lamp Mate 1/2' Inch Flat Cotton Oil Lantern or Oil Lamp Wick with Purple Stitch 6 Foot Roll. FYI-Dietz lanterns have been made in China since 1956 or thereabouts. Robert and his brother Michael patented the first practical flat wick burner especially designed for the then new fuel oil, kerosene, in 1859. This item: Dietz 76 Original Oil Burning Lantern (Black) 3582. Robert Edwin Dietz first began selling whale oil and camphene lamps and lanterns in 1840 at the age of 22.
