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Pair of Dietz Little Wizard yellow Kerosene Lanterns. Vintage N.Y. Red Globe RR / Traffic. Original rare red globes. Fresh from storage and are untested. Possible 1950s. Condition is good with surface rust, chippy paint and wear from usage. Again, these are untested and sold as is. Lantern on left does not have original fuel tank cap. Someone used a wine cork top to plug the hole. Other than that they look as though they could be cleaned up and used but not sure. Great collector item.
SOME HISTORY OF THE (LITTLE WIZZARD)
Dietz Little Wizard:
The Dietz Little Wizard hotsell was introduced in 1913, and is the 3/4 version of the Wizard/D-Lite models. There are several variations of the Little Wizard, including large fount versions, Art Deco streamline versions, as well as solid brass versions. The first, and rarest, version of the Little Wizard has air tubes that are reinforced with horizontal beads only. After 1916, the air tubes had both horizontal and vertical beads. (From 1931 to 1933 an economy grade version with un-reinforced air tubes was made under the name "Gem.") The first Streamline lanterns were introduced in 1936 with an "un-beaded" tank, and differ from those made after 1938 which have a "bead" or step in the sidewall of the tank. In the 1950's a special large tank version was introduced that had the same size tank as the streamline Blizzard and D-Lite lanterns. The Little Wizard was used on street barricades prior to the development of battery powered strobe flashers. Custom imprinted lanterns were ordered for government agencies, cities and municipalities so that ownership was never in question. The Dietz factories in Hong Kong and China still produce the 1920's version of the Little Wizard lantern on some of the original American tooling.
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Product code: Pair of Dietz Little Wizard yellow hotsell Kerosene Lanterns. Vintage N.Y. Red Globe RR / Traffic