AGM, King Seeley, & Thermos lanterns - later models
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The manufacturer of this
lantern is identified
as American Gas Machine
Co.,
a Division of Queen Stove,
Inc. Albert Lea, Minnesota.
It is Model LRL21B.
The pump is more cheaply
made of aluminum
and there is no screen
in the burner cap
so that the fuel air mix
can ignite in the burner tube making a popping sound.

American Gas Machine Model
2471 probably predates
Model LRL21B above as the
company name doesn't include Queen Stove Works.
It has the same generator
and burner type as the above
but the generator is threaded
to the burner
and the air tube connection
to the burner is a casting, not stamped.
The brass fount had stress
cracks that I sealed with an automotive gas tank sealer (left)
the maroon version of this
model (right) is in Joe Pagan's collection.


The AGM Co. became the
Queen Products Division
of the King-Seeley Corp.
and remained in Albert Lea, MN.
These KampLites, Model
LRL22 (left), RL33 (center), & LRL42 (right)
were possibly manufactured
in the '60's.
Models LRL22 and LRL42
are single mantle lanterns.
The lanterns in the center
& on the right are in David Jahn's collection.

This pair of lanterns were
probably made by the Queen Products Division as the preceding,
but have decals identifying
them as J.C.Higgins lantern for Sears Roebuck & Co.
Model 710.74001 (left)
and Model 710.74011 (right) are both single mantle lanterns.
Apparently earlier versions
of these two models, 710.74000 and 710.74010,
have Coleman style pump
handles and larger decals.
The unfired 710.74001 on
the left is in Zack MacGregor's collection.

AGM made this Hawthorne
Model 60-9520 (left)
two mantle lantern for
Montgomery Ward.
It differs primarily from
AGM Kamplite Model RL-32B (right)
in having an aluminum (not
steel) filler cap
and having the bail attach
to the globe cage
rather than being inserted
into holes in the burner casting through the ventilator.

The KL-2 KookLite doubles
as a lantern and a stove.
With the shield open (left
image) the lantern casts a directed light
and, with the top vent
plate open and the feet extended,
it serves as a stove/warmer.
This lantern is in Brien
Page's collection.

The most unusual lantern
produced by King-Seeley Corp. is this
Thermos 8321 doughnut or
inverted model (left) and as KampLite (here Model IL-11B) in red.
The lantern on the left
is in Neil McRae's collection,
while the lantern on the
right is owned by Bruce Bandow/Lila Richards.
The IL-11B has the original
7506 mantle; this lantern has never been lit.
Since the fount is above
the light they cast no shadow when used as a hanging lantern.

Two views of the KampLite
Model IL1 inverted lantern,
the first lantern by King-Seeley
Corp. in this series.
This model had two spherical
nuts, not screws, holding the ventilator on the top
and the older and presumably
more expensive pump assembly.
This lantern has the optional
reflector fitted in the right image.
This lantern is in Brien
Page's collection.
Another color version of
the KampLite IL-11B model,
comparable to the LRL22,
RL33, & LRL42 models above.
This lantern is in David
Jahn's collection.
This mil-spec lantern is
stamped 1963, U.S., Macomb Plant,
Thermos Division, King-Seeley
Thermos Co., Macomb, Illinois.
This is the only year that
Thermos had a contract
to build this model for
the government.
This lantern is in Andy
Sorensen's collection.
Thermos Model 8311 is a
single mantle lantern
that lacks the ventilator
"dimples"
and indentation in the
collar to reach the match lighting hole
as seen in Model 8312 below.
This lantern is in Thom
Kivler's collection
and has the original Davisil
British made globe.


The single burner Model
8312 Thermos lantern
was re-badged as Blue Grass
Model D98-BG8312
(left)
by Belknap Hardware &
Mfg. Co, Louisville, Kentucky.
The same lantern (center) was marketed by Montgomery Ward as
WesternField 60-9522;
this lantern is in Thom Kivler's
collection.
Sears sold this lantern as J. C. Higgins Model 710-74561 (right);
this lantern is in Brian Bleakney's collection.
The single mantle models
are about 3/4ths the size of the 8325 and 8326 models that follow.

Thermos Model 8325 (left)
may have been a short-lived predecessor
to Model 8326 below.
On the right it is badged
Hawthorne 60-9536 for Montgomery Ward
This model differs from
Model 8326 in lacking dimples in the ventilator,
separate fuel filler and
pump,
and in indent in the collar
for the lighting hole.
The lantern on the left
is in Thom Kivler's collection,
while the lantern on the
right is in Don Colston's collection.

A very common lantern is
this Model 8326 double burner Thermos.
The original box that came
with the Holiday Thermos
(right image) is dated
Feb. '63
Note the indented globe
rest to provide a lighting hole
for the mantles, a feature
that is present on both the 8312 and 8326 models.
The lantern on the left
is in Chris Fearon's collection.
A different badge on the
Thermos 8326,
this lantern was made by
Thermos for the US Coast to Coast store chain.
The collar identifies it
as Model 8326,
but the box it came in
identifies it as Model 8326M29.
Usually this model was
given a different number when it was rebadged.
This lantern is in Thom
Kivler's collection.