Wrench & other lamp tool manufacturers A - M
This wrench, in Dwayne
Hanson's collection, came with an unfired
287 lantern
that was manufactured by
the American Gas Machine Co.,
Albert Lea, Minnesota.
The wrench is 4 1/4" long
and with nut openings of 7/16, 3/8, & 5/16".
American Gas Machine Co.,
Inc. supplied this 391-280 wrench
with their Model 3020 kerosene
lantern.
Unlike the 3470 wrench
below, this one was not fastened to the lantern.
It is 4 9/16" long with
nut openings of 3/4, 5/8, 9/16, 1/2, 7/16,3/8, and 5/16"
and a tapered 5/16-5/32"
slot for generator tips.
This wrench is in Fred
Kuntz's collection.
American Gas Machine Co.
Inc. attached wrenches
to the wing nut in the
base of the globe cage of several lantern models.
This wrench was included
with a Model 3470 lantern.
It is 2 9/16" in diameter
and fits nut sizes 5/8,
9/16, 1/2, 7/16, 3/8, & 5/16"
& includes a tapered
1/4-1/8" slot for generator tips.
This wrench came with Brien
Page's Model 2534 three burner camp stove.
The wrench is 3 1/2" long
and fits nut sizes 1/2 & 3/8" at the ends -
everything on the stove.
The center six-sided hole
is for 5/16" nuts.
This 5" long wrench fits
nut sizes 15/16, 7/16, 3/8, & 5/16" nuts.
As the 15/16" fuel cap
is an unusually large size
that is only found on some
AGM lamp and lantern models from the late 20's,
this may be wrench L49
that was sold with those models.
Note that the wrench is
stamped LAMPS & LANTERNS.
This unusual paper with
foil backing funnel
is meant to be folded as
shown in the diagram in the center panel.
Jan Dyke believes the funnel
was made in Canada
as it came with a 1950's
Canadian Coleman 200
and the instructions are
in English and French.
Jan
would like more information on this funnel if you have it.
This wrench came with George
Rocen's Model M Coleman lamp.
It is 4 7/8" long, and
fits nut sizes 13/16, 9/16, 7/16 & 5/16"
plus it has a slot that
is 5/32" wide for generator gas tips.
Coleman made this wrench
for the CQ lamp model.
It is 4 7/8" long and fits
nut sizes 13/16, 19/32, 7/16, and 11/32".
This wrench is in Neil
McRae's collection.
Coleman made this LQ 66
wrench for their Quick-Lite lamp & lantern models
as well as for comparable
models for Sunshine Safety.
The wrench is 4 7/8" long
with 13/16, 9/16, 7/16" openings
and a 3/8" diameter hole
for hanging.
This wrench is in Bob Willard's
collection.
This wrench came with a
Coleman L220 lantern dated Aug. 1928.
The instructions with the
lantern identify this wrench
as part no. 362-950.
It is 4" long and fits
nut sizes 11/16, 7/16, & 2, 5/16"
plus a 5/32" slotted generator
tip remover.
This wrench also came with
iron Models 4A & 609.
Coleman made this cleaning
needle,
part number 104-905,
to clean gas tips on early
generators
before built-in tip cleaners
were designed.
There is a 0.006" wire
at each end of this
1 5/16" long shaft.
Coleman made this Q44 wrench
to unscrew the generator
tips for cleaning or replacement
on Quick-Lite models.
The wrench is 1 1/4"
long with a 5/32" wide opening.
This is a Coleman "Universal
Wrench,"
that was designed to be
used on several appliances.
In this case it came with
a Canadian Model 4A iron.
It is 4 7/8" long and has
openings
that are 13/16, 11/16,
9/16, 1/2, 7/16, 3/8, & 5/16"
as well as a tapered opening
1/4-1/8."
Coleman made this combination
handle-wrench
for the Model 530 "GI pocket
stove."
The handle is 4 3/8" long
x 1 2/5" high to hold the
pots into which the stove
fits.
The wrench accepts 9/16
& 3/8" nuts.
This eccentric wrench made
by Coleman, part no. 220-B-950,
nicely fits the globe base
nut on 220/228 lantern models.
This 3 5/8" long wrench,
in Neil McRae's collection,
is bent at the base to
accept a 9/16" nut.
Coleman supplied cans for
pouring preheating alcohol
into their kerosene fueled
lanterns such as Model 237.
Most of these cans are
of unpainted steel.
This can, in Don Colston's
collection, is painted and with use directions on both sides.
The bend in the tube allows
the user to fill the cup without removing the globe.
Coleman Canada made the
No 0 filter funnel on the left and Coleman US made the one on the right.
These aluminum funnels
have the blue felt filters
mounted in metal rings
of aluminum (left) and copper (right).
The copper-aluminum combination
will act as a battery when the felt retains moisture
so the filter corrodes
into place. Most US funnels have aluminum rings.
The Canadian funnel has
a fine brass screen (not seen) below the felt filter.
Coleman Part No 413-9401
is a check valve tool
in Bob Hitchcock's collection,
It appears in Coleman Parts
Catalog 32A
which is dated Aug. 1955.
Another tool in Bob Hitchcock's
collection
is this Coleman modified
Utica brand pliers 1300-8.
Coleman ground off the
end of the pliers so it could be used
to grip a burner tube for
removal
without removing the air
tube.
This Coleman wrench is
part no. 605-950.
It is 4 1/8" long
and fits nut sizes 11/16,
9/16, 1/2, 7/16, 3/8, & 5/16"
and a slotted generator
tip remover
that tapers to 5/32".
We believe that Coleman
in Canada made this wrench
for their Model 200 lantern.
It is 4" long and has 11/16,
9/16, 1/2, 7/16, 3/8, and 5/16" openings
plus a 1/4-1/8" slotted
opening,
presumably for generator
tips.
This wrench is in Bob Willard's
collection.
Continental-Licht und Apparatebau
Gesellschaft m. b. H. Frankfurt am Main, Germany
made Transportable Lamp
No. 66 circa 1910.
These two wrenches were
supplied with the lamp,
which is in Erik Leger's
collection.
The upper wrench is 154.5mm
in length and has openngs of 24, 13.45, and 8mm.
The lower wrench is 146mm
long and has openings of 13 and 8mm.
These two wrenches came
with a Continental-Licht Model 4615S
searchlight lantern in
Erik Leger's collection.
The upper wrench is 115mm
long and has 19.3 and 8mm openings.
The lower wrench is 130mm
long and has 13 and 8 mm openings.
Graetz Vertriebsgesellschaft
mbH made this wrench
for their Petromax lanterns.
The wrench is 127mm in
length and fits nut sizes 15, 10, & 9mm.
The tapered shank is a
gauge to adjust the distance between the gas tip and the air tube
for the 350/500 cp lantern(left)
and 250cp lantern (right).
The tip is a screwdriver
to unscrew the center bolt
that holds the globe cage
to the fount.
This 4" long wrench came
with a Lind-O-Lite lantern model
with a wide ventilator
and curburetor valve.
The wrench has openings
of 11/16, 7/16, and 5/16"
with a slot got generator
gas tip removal.
This wrench is in Henry
Plews' collection.
The upper generator tip
cleaner came with the Lind-O-Lite lantern as above
It is 2 1/4" long and the
loop iis 5/8" in diameter.
The loop is at right angles
to the wire, perhaps causing the wire on one side to be missing.
The lower tip cleaner is
of unknown manufacture.
It is 2 1/2" long and has
a1/2" diameter loop.
These are in Henry Plews'
collection.
This wrench was supplied
with the M1950 military stoves
and fits between two of
the stove's legs
when not in use.
It measures 3 1/4" long
and has nut openings
that are 11/16, 7/16, and
11/32" plus a tapered slot for generator tips.
This wrench is in Neil
McRae's collection.
Mil-spec lanterns were
made by a number of manufacturers from 1944-1991
under contract to the U.S.
Quartermaster Corps.
The wrench at the top is
bent up at both ends so it will fit under a clip in the frame base.
It is 3 3/8" long and has
9/16" and 1/8" openings; a tip cleaner is held in place by a clip.
This wrench was supplied
with lanterns up to the mid 1950's.
The wrench at the bottom
was supplied with lanterns from the mid 1950's on;
it differs in being bent
up only at one end and fits in the parts well in the fount.
These wrenches are in Dwayne
Hanson's collection.