This unidentified lantern was found in a cave on Saipan
that had been occupied by Japanese forces during WWII.
The military sent it to Coleman for analysis.
This 21 cm tall lantern held enough alcohol
to burn for 3 hours at 30 cp.
This lantern is in Jerry Engbring's collection.

Two Unimet lanterns, Model GL-1 (left) and GL-4 (right)
were made in Hong Kong by Union Metal Works.
The GL-1 shares some design features with the Ash Flash and the Kamp Lite (AGM) models,
but also has an "international" look with the use of red and chrome
seen on lanterns from other countries and the Coleman Col-Max models.
The GL-4 is a double mantle model that has a triangular air/fuel mixing chamber
above the burner tubes and an "inverted cup" base rest (top and side surfaces).

This Unimet lantern is in Ian Washer's collection in the UK.
It has not been restored.
This model is unusual in its similarity to a Tilley storm lantern.
The image was taken by Neil McRae.

A Ditmar Maxim Model 519 lantern that was manufactured by
Vereunigte Emaillierwerke Lampen und Metallwarenfabriken Aktiengesellschaft, Wien, Austria.
This model was perhaps made in the 30's by this Austrian company
after Germany had taken over the country.
It is a 300 cp lantern with all the working parts in good order,
according to Neil McRae, but the base rest is missing
and the fount has a crack at the base rim so he suspects it will not run.

Ditmar lantern Models 581 (box-left & center) and 593 (right) are 100cp and 25cm tall.
Model 581 is kerosene fueled and is seen operating here.
Neil McRae, whose collection this is in, dates it to the mid 1950's.
Model 593 is date stamped September 1941 and is gasoline fueled.
The tip cleaner is built into the shut-off valve
and operates with every revolution of the valve wheel.

This lantern is stamped Radiosol 850
and is marked Fabricacion Volcan Industria Argentina.
This lamp with its removable shade ring
is in Neil McRae's collection.

Wenzel, a St. Louis, Missouri, company
imports this 500 cp, kerosene fueled Petromax clone from China,
where it is possibly made by Santromax Ltd.
It comes packed in a wood box with a shade and all the accessories.
This one is dated Jan 10, 2002.

This early Vapalux hand lamp
was only made under military contract during WWII.
Vapalux is a brand of Willis & Bates in the UK.
This model is in Neil McRae's collection;
from the collection of the late John Findlay.

This Model 300 Vapalux has the Ministry of Defense arrow and is date stamped 1945.
The manometer (right) doubles as a filler cap.
Kenny Connolly, whose collection this is in,
carefully matched the blue paint to the original during his restoration.

Vapalux Model M1 is a military version
that probably dates to the 1960's
according to its owner, Doron Papo.

This unfired Bialaddin Model 310 was made by Willis and Bates, Halifax, UK.
In this model the glass rests on the collar
not on indents on the 3 alloy legs as on the models in the images below.
There is a small hole in the collar (not seen here) for adding methylated spirits (alcohol)
into a preheater cup and for lighting the preheater fuel.
This lantern is in Steve and Jill Wood's collection.

Willis and Bates made these two Model 320 lanterns under the Vapalux brand after 1968.
The lantern on the left is a Rothman's special, chrome plated,
which was available by redeeming cigarette stamps.
The standard lantern was available in either chrome plate or silver paint.
All the parts are still available to keep these running.
Both of these lanterns are in Neil McRae's collection.

Willis & Bates also made the Bialaddin brand.
Here the Model 315 lantern, which was made from the early to late '60's.
This 300 cp kerosene lantern is unusual
in that it is finished in cream paint rather than silver/grey paint.
This lantern is in Neil McRae's collection.

Bialaddin Model 310 was made in the mid 1950's,
according to Neil McRae.
This lantern, in John Bell's collection,
has the original Bialaddin Pyrex globe.
As on the 315 above, this model has an alloy globe cage.

This Model 59 hurricane lantern was made in Australia by the Wizard Lighting Co.
It appears to be a 400 cp model and has an aluminum ventilator.
The generator and burner have similarities
to items made by Nagel-Chase Mfg. Co., Chicago, Illinois, USA.
This lantern is in Albert White's collection.