logo image 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".

AGM 3020 wrench
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.

AGM 3470 wrench
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 LQ 66 wrench
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 openings 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.


This wrench came with a Foote Mfg. Co., Dayton, Ohio, lamp in Dwayne Hanson's collection.

The wrench is 4 3/8" long and has 5/8" hex and square openings,

which are compatible with the nuts and bolts on the lamp.


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.


The Primus brand 1050 and 1080 series lanterns,

made by Aktiebolaget B.A. Hjorth, Sweden,

were supplied with this 96mm long wrench.

It fits nut sizes, 17.5, 9.5, 9.0, 4.0 and 1.5mm.

This wrench is in Neil McRae's collection.


Neil McRae made this wrench primarily to work on Primus type kerosene stoves

but it also is useful on a few Petromax style lanterns.

The end of the 16mm diameter shaft (right + close up) has a 5mm slot for the pump check valve

and the end of the 12mm diameter shaft (left) has a 4mm slot for the gas tips.

The manufactured tools for this purpose can easily damage these brass parts.

This wrench is 26 cm long; the 3/4" hex on the upper handle

doesn't work well for removing stove burners as it quickly hits the stove legs.

Lind-O-Lite wrench
This 4" long wrench came with a Lind-O-Lite lantern model

with a wide ventilator and carburetor 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's collection.

2 tip cleaners
The upper generator tip cleaner came with the Lind-O-Lite lantern as above

It is 2 1/4" long and the loop is 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's 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.


This key style wrench came with a Monitor iron

in Glenn Knapke's collection.

The wrench is nickel plated cast iron,

2 3/8" long and fits hex nut size 1/2" and square nut size 1/4."

 

American Gas Machine lanterns - early models updated July 24, '09
Main updated Nov. 19, '09
AGM lanterns - models beginning with the mid-1930's updated Dec. 11, '08
American Gas Machine lamps updated Nov. 24, '08
AGM, King Seeley, & Thermos lanterns - later models updated Nov. 19, '09
Coleman lamps before mid-1920's updated Feb. 28, '09
Coleman lanterns pre-1931 updated Oct. 21, '09
Coleman lamps after mid 1920's updated Nov. 19, '09
Coleman lanterns 1931 - 1945 updated Oct. 23, '09
Coleman hollow wire lighting updated Nov. 12, '08
Coleman lanterns 1946 - 1960 updated Sep. 1, '09
Coleman stoves pre-1945 updated Dec. 11, '08
 Coleman lanterns 1961 - 1980 updated Oct. 31, '09
Coleman stoves post-1945 updated Nov. 19, '09
 Coleman lanterns 1981 - present updated Oct. 21, '09
Custom lighting updated Nov. 5, '09
Heater etc. manufacturers A - K updated Mar. 4, '09
Hollow wire lighting updated Sept. 22, '09
Heater etc. manufacturers L - Z updated Nov. 29, '07
International lamp manufacturers A - F updated Nov. 11, '09
International lantern manufacturers A - E updated Nov. 5, '09
International lamp manufacturers G - Z updated May 19, '08
 International lantern manufacturers F - M updated Oct. 27, '09
Irons updated Dec. 16, '08
 International lantern manufacturers N - S updated Oct. 25, '09
Links updated Oct. 22, '09
 International lantern manufacturers T - Z updated Oct. 2, '09
Pumps updated Nov. 18, '08
Propane lantern & stove manufacturers A - B updated Feb. 22, '08
 Stove manufacturers A - D updated Nov. 4, '09
Propane lantern & stove manufacturers C updated Sept. 15, '09
Stove manufacturers E - O updated Sept. 7, '09
Propane lantern & stove manufacturers D - M updated Sept. 15, '09
Stove manufacturers P - Z updated Sept. 12, '09
Propane lantern & stove manufacturers N - Z updated Sept. 15, '09
Swedish lamps updated Nov. 5, '09
Tilley lanterns updated July 14, '08
Tilley household lamps pre-1945 updated May 12, '09
US lantern manufacturers A - G updated Sept. 28, '09
Tilley household lamps post-1945 updated June 6, '08
US lantern manufacturers H - M updated Sept. 28, '09
Tilley industrial lamps & lanterns updated Apr. 25, '09
US lantern manufacturers N - P updated Sept. 19, '09
US lamp manufacturers A - B updated Aug. 14, '09
US lantern manufacturers Q - Z updated June 2, '09
US lamp manufacturers C - M updated Feb. 25, '09
Wrench & other lamp tool manufacturers A - M updated Dec. 16, '08
US lamp manufacturers N - R updated Nov. 19, '09
Wrench & other lamp tool manufacturers N - Z updated Dec. 16, '08
US lamp manufacturers S - Z updated Apr. 7, '09

 

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