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These irons were manufactured by The Akron Lamp Co., Akron, OH.

The iron on the left, in Craig Seabrook's collection,

is also marked with their Diamond brand on the plate at the base of the handle.

The iron on the right, in Glenn Knapke's collection,

is only marked Montgomery Ward, Chicago, on the filler cap.

It differs from the iron on the left in having a fluted base and wood grain painted wood handle.


The Akron Lamp Co. made this iron for Montgomery Ward

who sold it as No. 4045.

The sales slip that came with this iron, in Joe Pagan's collection,

is dated July 18, 1939; the patent date on the iron is 1936.

The handle is brown plastic as on the similar Radiant model below.


Radiant Products Co. was apparently a subsidiary of the Akron Lamp & Mfg. Co. in Akron, Ohio.

This Radiant iron, Model R-9-G, came with a sales slip dated Oct. 31, 1947.

The iron can be rested vertically on the fuel tank

when not in use.

The pump on this model is built into the handle.


An early AGM iron,

this model features a cylindrical side fount.

Loren Abernathy has restored this iron,

which is in his collection,

including having the metal replated.


The Model 67 AGM iron is listed in a parts catalog from circa 1930.

This is a torch lighting model

with an ivory enamel finish.

Stress cracks in the fount prevent this iron from being used.

The trivet is the original that was supplied with this iron.


Coleman made their No 1 iron for a short period in the mid 1920's.

This model was not pressurized by a separate pump

but was gravity fed from the fount,

which created sufficient pressure to fuel the burner.

The "key" wrench controlled the fuel flow.

Jason Tyler bought this iron near his home in Australia.


The Coleman Model No. 2 iron was manufactured between 1925-1927.

Lighting this gravity fed model includes putting two tablespoons of denatured alcohol

in the body of the iron (with the burner removed) and tilting the burner for two minutes

so that the flames from the burning alcohol heat the fount before reseating the burner on the fount.

This model was replaced by the No. 3 iron, which was the first of the Instant-Lite series.


Coleman's Model 3 iron was manufactured in 1927.

James Davis found this iron, as seen here,

in his father's effects after he passed away.

The box label has the family's address

where they lived until the mid 1930's.

Jim has had this iron operating.


Coleman's Model 4A iron was very popular

with it's "Cool BLUE Handle."

Coleman in Wichita, Kansas made this model

from 1929 - 1948.

This iron belongs to Clarence Landrum;

it was purchased in 1939-40 in rural Oklahoma.


This is a Canadian Coleman iron, Model 4-A,

which was manufactured in this beautiful red color.

This iron is in Don Colston's collection.


This Coleman Model 5 iron has a green enameled sides.

This model, in Ron Lenfield's collection,

dates from 1929-33.


Coleman only made the Model 8 Good Value iron in 1936.

Don Colston, whose collection this is in,

has only seen two other irons of this model.

The 5/8" wide handle bracket is unique to this model;

other Coleman models have a 3/4" wide handle bracket.


Coleman Canada's version of the Model 8 iron is similarly scarce

as the American version above.

It features a gold painted fount and

gold swirl on the black wood handle.

This iron, Don Colston's collection,

appears to have been used very little.


This is Coleman's Model 8A, the Good Value iron.

It was manufactured in September, 1939.

I found this mint condition iron with "all the bits" - box, wrapping paper

(in Spanish), instructions, pump, filler can, wrench, and extra parts.


Coleman in Canada made the Magic No. 10 iron.

This model features the fluted body that is seen in only a couple of other models.

This never-fired iron is in Bernie Rousseau's collection.


This Coleman 609A iron is shown with the original pump and filler can.

This iron is in Dwayne Hanson's collection.

It was manufactured in 1938-1941.


This Canadian Coleman iron is Model 611,

a kerosene model circa 1947.

Note the clean-out lever built into the fuel valve

which distinguishes it from the more common 611A

which lacked this feature.

This iron, in Don Colston's collection,

is in fine condition and came with the original pump, burner cleaner, and instructions.



Canadian Coleman Model 611A differs from Model 611 above

by not having the clean-out lever built into the fuel valve.

The two lower images show the iron running from the side (left) and rear (right).

In the side image you can see the flames directed to the sole of the iron

and in the rear image you can see the flames directed down on the generator.


While the valve wheel and other parts on this iron appear to be Coleman

the only markings are "Instant Lighting Iron."

Paperwork with another of these irons

shows that it was sold by Sears as No. 5946

and possibly made in 1935

based on what may be a date code on that paper.


The self-heating HydroCarbon E-Z sad iron

was manufactured by Enterprise Tool & Metal Works, Chicago.

Based on the address on the instruction sheet that came with this iron,

the iron was made sometime after 1914.

This iron is in John Carriere's collection.


Handi Works Pty. Ltd., a company in Brisbane, Australia,

made this "Pumpless" iron, probably between 1960 and 1980,

according to Albert White, the Curator of the Handi Museum.

The iron and its box are in Jason Tyler's collection.

The black knob on the cover of the body of the iron

is a screw to hold the cover on the iron.


This "Self Heating Flat Iron" was made by the Imperial Brass Mfg. Co., Chicago, IL.

Manufactured after 1911,

it has a wood handle and valve knob; the rest is nickel plated brass and steel.

This model is unusual because the "external pump"

can be left threaded on to the top of the fount.

This iron is in the Eng bring's collection.


The Monitor Sad Iron Co. probably made

this early gasoline gravity model prior to April 14, 1903

as this iron is marked Patent Pending

and others of this model have the patent date information.

George Rocen, whose collection this iron is in, says the wood handle has the original black paint;

the body is nickel plated.


This iron, in Jerry Engbring's collection, is a Monitor Model A,

another gasoline gravity model.

The Monitor Sad Iron Co. was located in Big Prairie, Ohio.


This Model 598 iron was made by

National Stamping and Electric Works in the 1950's

after they moved from Chicago to St. Louis, Missouri.

The body of the iron, which burns kerosene, is aluminum;

the trivet is original to this iron.


The Royal Self-Heating Iron Co. of Big Prairie, Ohio, may have succeeded the Monitor Sad Iron Co.
(above).
Their models include The "Royal" Iron (left) and Model D (right).

The "Royal" Iron, in Glenn Knapke's collection, is gravity fed

and came with a wrench to adjust the fuel flow.

The Model D is pressurized with a pump

and came with the box, a wrench, and 3 alcohol torches.


Tilley Model DN 250n (left) has a cream-porcelained body

while Model DN 250A (right) has a chrome-plated body.

The 250 was introduced in the early '50's and sold until the late '70's

while the 250A was probably sold for only a few years until the mid '80's.

These irons, in Neil McRae's collection,

have a regulating generator which enables the user to control the heat.


This Canadian Coleman iron

has design similarities to the Tilley irons above.

This Model 615 is in Don Colston's collection.


Thomas Mfg. Co., Dayton, Ohio, made this Kerosafe iron

This kerosene fueled iron, in Jerry Engbring's collection,

came with the case and pump.

Image by Neil McRae.


 References on irons call this a Standard Model for Sears, #5947.

The unidentified manufacturer was Turner Brass in Sycamore, Illinois.

This model was introduced in 1935,

according to an article in an iron collectors publication.

 

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