aladdin lamps
they are my favorite. before LEDs or flourscents, aladdins were the only alternative to go to. i like them , not only for the 100 watt output but also because of the high temperature output. 600 degrees. you can utilize it in a number of ways. i have used a gas hotwater tank with an aladdin under it. makes a hotwater heater and gives light. i put the tank up on firebricks. the tank has a flue through it. place the lamp under the tank with the lamp chimney in the flue..... i currently have a peltier junction in the flue and a heatsink outside it.... the temp differential gives off enough electricity to run my shortwave radio..... and heat.... and light....
i have had several since 1975 or so. one i had was under a old washtub stand with a piece of sheet metal as a shelf on the stand. it had a hole cut in it so i could stand the lamp under it and the flue gas went up through the hole. over the hole i put a half oak barrel. one that had already been charred inside. made a great oven...... you can cook over one too...
i still have half a dozen lamps. i don't know if they said but i know a TIP: if you set the light too high, which is prone to happen more before the lamp gets up to temp., the mantel will turn solid ash looking like a solid piece of coal with a slight glow inside it..... do NOT dispose of the mantel.... simply turn the setting down a little and in awhile the ash will burn off and the unit will be fine.
it is also a very good bug zapper.... if you use it in insect country set it in a flat pan..... i use a pizza dish.... the temp is so high that insects get INSTANTLY ZAPPED if they so much as touch the chimney. if you are in bug country the pan will be full of insects in the morning. you don't turn aladdins off until morning. you only turn them down low at night so you have instant light if needed. when set on low they hardly use any fuel.
but they are not without drawbacks.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/natural-health/radioactive-danger-of-mantle-lamps-zmaz82ndzgoe.aspx
