This beautiful lamp went to someone with deeper pockets than I. I hope it went to a good home. (Photo: eBay seller "Steamyjugs) Cheers Tony
@Tony Press The ‘pipework’ and superstructure are handsome I agree Tony but the rivet(?) heads around the base too closely resemble decorative upholstery tacks, which sort of work on a early 20th century leather arm chair. Eye of the beholder and all that. Font’s enamelled steel d’you reckon? John
@Tony Press I was watching this one too, and thought seriously about bidding. I hope it will stay in Australia.
That riveted fount base is typical of Wizard lamps and is pretty much the same construction method used by Nagel Chase up to 1920. Wizard was a Nagel Chase brand name and the logo used for Wizard Australia is identical. The tank and burner designs are very much in the Nagel Chase style so I think these Australian Wizard lamps were manufactured in Australia but heavily influenced by Nagel Chase. This is from a 1934 Wizard advert. Quality is not great but it does show a table lamp in the same style and also the rivets are just visible in the Radiator tank. ::Neil::
Not disagreeing with Neil, though this February 1928 advertising does state Nagel - Chase is America’s largest exporters of gasoline and kerosene lamps. Seems the Quicklit and Wizard are both registered trade marks.
@coleman54 Interestingly, the Australian "Wizard" manufacturers also established the "Australian Aluminite Company". I. McDowell was in charge of both Wizard Lighting Systems and Australian Aluminite Co. for some time. Australian product (of the 1930s at least) was marked: "Wizard Aluminite Co./Australian Made" (although the lamp above is not so marked). Cheers Tony
@presscall I don’t know if the table lamp above is brass or steel, or whether it’s painted or enamelled. I do know, though, that a steel wall lamp exists with a similar riveted tank, and it is not enamelled. Cheers Tony
Larry I assume ad above is USA. I’ll go through my images of advertisements in the Australian region and see if I can track the similarities and differences in product. The early (from 1914) Australian Wizard catalogue(s) are Nagel Chase product, including Wizard Lighting Systems. Cheers Tony @coleman54
This is from a 1917 Wizard catalogue. It implies that it is an office for the US company. What it does not say is the US company is Nagel Chase but that factory at 154 East Erie Street is the registered company address for Nagel Chase. ::Neil::
“Wizard Lighting Systems” was registered in NSW, Australia by Thomas Crawford McDowell on 1 May 1914. The address was 55 York St Sydney. Cheers Tony
Here is a newspaper report of Ian McDowell of Australian Aluminite Co. and Wizard Lighting Systems arguing in 1930 for increased tariffs on imports. Australia gave British Commonwealth countries favourable tariffs against other countries such as USA (hence Coleman in Canada, for example). Note that CJ Thomas from Coleman Quick-Lite Co. of Australia opposed McDowells application. I have previously referred to this article in this thread about Coleman in Australia: Who manufactured Coleman lamps and stoves in Australia? Cheers Tony @coleman54 @Sedgman
Thank you Neil and Tony, Those articles and information put a lot more light on the subject. @Mackburner @Tony Press
My Aluminite Wizard as shown in 1934 af from Neil has the same burner assy This as far as I know is the only known example of this particular model
@Akeepsake I might have seen another Wizard lantern like yours. I will do a bit more investigation. Cheers Tony
