Vintage USA Lantern, Seeking info.

[lightknot]

Vintage USA Lantern.

Interesting find for your enjoyment. Any info appreciated.

 

[lightknot]

Any ideas? MIners light? Railroad light?

 

[Lynx_Arc]

https://www.google.com/search?q=del...58bkAhURY6wKHWdkBGkQ_AUIEygC&biw=1120&bih=919
Looks like it was a general lantern sold to use on railroads, the army, power companies, etc.

 

[xxo]

A lot of those were used by the army as the MX-290/GV.

They use standard 6V lantern batteries.

 

[Burgess]

VERY interesting !


lovecpf


BTW --
Delta Electric (Marion, Indiana)
also made bicycle headlights,
and bicycle electric Horns !


They even made the electric horn
used in 1950's era Lionel diesel locomotives !


😉
_

 

[Burgess]

Here's an interesting
old advertisement --

http://www.vintagepaperads.com/1951-Delta-Powerlite-2-lite-Electric-Lantern-Ad_p_38536.html

 

[lightknot]

Burgess, A fishing lantern... Who knew!

Lynx Arc Commendable Google-Fu.

xxo thanks for the Army connection.

Thanks for all of the great replies.
LK

 

[xxo]

Kirk did a nice write up on Delta history here:

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/v...A-Short-History-of-the-Delta-Electric-Company

Your lantern was patented by Lee M. Wiley (filed 1933, granted 1936). Looks like mr. Wiley included a adapter to run 4 D cells in place of the usual 6 Volt battery in his patent.

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/67/db/5f/61f80773306540/US2053591.pdf

 

[Burgess]

By the way:


The TOP bulb in that Powerlite lantern
was a General Electric # 502 bulb.
Rated 5.1 volts, 150mA, 7.5 Lumens ! ! !


https://www.topbulb.com/502-bulb-5-1v-15a-g4-1-2-incandescent-miniature-screw-base

 

[Burgess]

Front bulb was a GE # 425,
rated at 5 volts, 500mA, and MSCP 2.3
(mean spherical candlepower).

Therefore, since ONE standard candle
outputs 12.57 Lumens,
we can determine the Front (spotlight)
output was about 30 Lumens.


Much Respect for these fine lanterns,
and the people who used them
to accomplish So many things over the years !


https://www.replacementlightbulbs.com/lamp425.html

 

[xxo]

Front bulb was a GE # 425,
rated at 5 volts, 500mA, and MSCP 2.3
(mean spherical candlepower).

Therefore, since ONE standard candle
outputs 12.57 Lumens,
we can determine the Front (spotlight)
output was about 30 Lumens.


Much Respect for these fine lanterns,
and the people who used them
to accomplish So many things over the years !


https://www.replacementlightbulbs.com/lamp425.html

As I understand it these were not "out the front" lumens, but rather the amount of light put out in all directions, though when those big reflectors were new an shiny they probably had a good amount of throw.

 

[lightknot]

More info than I thought I'd get! But of course, this is CPF!
Great resource at http://www.replacementlightbulbs.com too!

:grouphug: