This is a Bi-Aladdin Model 400F with the stampings in French.
Neil McRae, whose collection this is in,
believes that Willis & Bates, a UK company, made the valve, burners,
and possibly the ventilator, but the rest was made by Aladdin Paris, in France.
It resembles the 300X Bialaddin by Willis & Bates
except that it has a brown control knob and the stamping is right on the fount.

These Ash Flash Model lanterns were made in Hong Kong by the Ash Flash Corporation.
Model 1010 (left as sold in the US & right as sold in Canada) shares several design features
with later KampLite models which can be seen on the AGM later lantern models page.
The lantern on the right is in Matt Reid's collection and was his first lantern;
it had belonged to his wife's grandfather.

Ash Flash Corporation Model 1022 (left) is a two mantled model
from the same time period as Model 1022 above.
The lantern on the right, in Thom Kivler's collection,
is identified as a Roddy, Model WF2200
and was likely made by AFC as well.

The Blanchard Incandescent Lamp Company of London, England,
manufactured this lantern probably between 1910 and 1920.
This model used a soft rag mantle on a ceramic ring.
Neil McRae restored this lantern to near the original colors,
but was unable to get it to operate as the gas tip
and control needle valve arrangement are worn out.
The Blanchard company faded ca. 1930.

On the left is a Camplete Model 7300 lantern
and on the right is a Dura Camp Model 730 lantern,
that were apparently manufactured by the same Japanese company.
They are 300 cp models.
The Camplete is in Neil McRae's collection,
while the Dura Camp is in Brien Page's collection.

Model 1015 lantern (left) and 5015AS (right) made by Continental-Licht
und ApparatebauGesellschaft m. b. H. Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Model 1015 has a double, "Coleman style" 300CP burner; the lantern
may have been made in the 1920's, in Neil McRae's opinion.
It was snowing when this image was taken.
Model 5015AS has a "Petromax style" burner that reflects 3000CP.
This lantern appears to date from the mid 1930's to early 40's.
These lanterns are in Erik Leger's collection.

This Continental-Licht searchlight lantern
which is also in Erik Leger's collection, is Model 4615S.
A small door for lighting is on the other side of the globe covering.
A lever below the globe cage on the side not visible raises and lowers the tip cleaner.
Papers that came with this lantern put the date of manufacture at 1929.

Continental Pionier Models 3615 (left and center-left running) and 3815A (center-right running and right)
are kerosene fueled, 180 CP single mantle models.
Model 3615 has a lever rather than a valve wheel as on the 3815A
to a needle to shut off the flow of fuel through the orifice.
Model 3618A has the original Colag glass globe and has a number of steel parts,
thus Erik Leger, whose collection these are in, believes this model is a war-time product or made shortly after WWII.

The Luna Brand lantern was made by Drukov Družstvo, Brno, Czech Republic
in the 1950's and '60's, according to Neil McRae, for domestic sale only.
Christer Carlsson, whose collection this is in,
believes this is a 500cp model although it may be 350cp.
It is very similar to his Primus Model 1094.

This Evening Star lantern was made in the mid 1920's by
Curtis's & Harvey Ltd., Wandsworth, London.
Built in the American style, this lantern has two mantles and a generator
with the same sort of fitting as on Akron's Diamond brand.
After 1925 this company became part of Lighting Trades Ltd.
then disappeared around 1931.
This Model R92076 lantern is in Neil McRae's collection.

The Evening Star lantern was made by Curtis's & Harvey, London.
This model is similar to their R92076, Stormproof lantern, above
but has a unique integral pump.
The pump handle's inner shaft is threaded and can be screwed into the pump valve
to form a positive seal as on many Coleman models.
The mica globe is a reproduction by Fred Kuntz.
This lantern is in Henry Plews collection.

These 500 cp Day-Lite lantern (left and center)
were perhaps made by the same German company
that made the Picostar (right), per Neil McRae.
The ventilator and base rest slots are angled in these models.
The Day-Lite lantern on the left was sold in Germany
while the other two were imported to North America
The Day-Lite lantern (center) is in Fred Kuntz's collection
while the Picostar lantern is in Matt Reid's collection.

The original company for the Petromax brand was Erich & Graetz AktienGesellschaft in Germany.
This Petromax Model 825 lantern dates to the 1930's when the company had this name,
according to Wim van der Velden, the lantern's owner.
This model is unusual in that it runs on gasoline, not kerosene,
thus there are two control knobs, one for the tip cleaner
and the other is a positive shutoff for the fuel supply.
The fuel/air mixture is adjusted at a screw shown in the inset.

Another early Petromax model,
this 826 also has the E within the G in the logos
which indicates that the lantern is pre-1943 before Erich left the company.
This 300cp model, in Tobias Jesse's collection,
is preheated with an alcohol cup.

A third early Petromax, Model 824N, is a 300 cp kerosene lantern
with a kerosene pump that is separate from the fount (right).
Kerosene poured into the well can be lifted to the preheater cone in the lamp by raising the rod.
Asbestos in the preheater absorbs the kerosene which burns with a blue flame when lit.
This lantern, in Christian Hardt's collection, dates to circa 1930
when it is illustrated in a Petromax catalog.

Petromax Model 2827, which Neil McRae notes is a military version of Model 827,
was probably made during WWII for the German Army
as it is primarily made of steel parts
and has a separate pressure indicator.
This lantern is in Tobias Jesse's collection.

This early Petromax lantern is in Alan Ford's collection.
Alan notes that the logo appears to be early.
The bail is secured to the frame by a set of small thumb nuts;
the nuts holding the ventilator are separate and for that purpose only.
There is a rotatable concentric ring on the inside bottom of the globe cage
which opens a port for lighting the contents of the alcohol cup.
The generator has a flat, not helical, coil.
Alan would like to hear from anyone
who can provide a model number or has another example of this lantern.

On the left is the famous Petromax lantern, Model 829/500cp Rapid.
It is in Craig Seabrook's collection.
On the right, Model 829B, is the Petromax military version with a matte finish.
Originally an unsafe benzin (gasoline) burning version
and later converted to safely burn kerosene.
Dated March, 1960, it is in Brien Page's collection.

Presumably made by Petromax for the Swiss Army, this Model 821B or 2821B
is another gasoline burning, matte finish lantern as the 829B above.
As these models lack a positive fuel shutoff valve,
gasoline can leak past the tip cleaner and easily begin a fire,
unlike the kerosene burning versions.
This model is 250 cp, and with the large fount,
will burn for several hours on one filling.
This lantern is in Neil McRae's collection.

Petromax Model 827 is a 200cp (left) or 250cp (right) lantern, also with rapid start preheaters.
The lantern on the left is in Frederik Tivemark's collection.
He dates it to the late 1930's. Note the earlier valve wheel style.
Frederik's lantern lacks the collar tag that is present on the later versions of this model (right);
a lantern that is in Fred Kuntz's collection.