Dietz Original '76 Oil Lantern - Olive Oil

I picked up an "old" Dietz Original '76 oil lantern. Something fun to have for camping and also good to have around the house for emergencies.
The Dietz Original '76 oil lantern came into production in 1978. I am unsure of how old this particular Dietz oil lamp is. I'm trying to run it on olive oil so that I have to only carry one oil with me.
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[@crazysquirrel9425]

Sew in some crafting copper wire into the wick. It provides thermal feedback to warm and thin the oil. Best is to replace the wick with carbon felt and sew in the copper crafting wire. Or speaker wire strands. Depending on the environment you use it in and the oil used, you may need to sew in more than one strand. Carbon felt does not get used up. Cotton does. With carbon felt you can run the tank dry and still not harm that wick.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

I tried straight olive oil in my lantern, carbon felt with the wire sewn in. It would only burn for about an hour before quitting. Temp was around 10F-ish. Even tried mixing it with lamp oil, 50/50 and it still won't light or stay lit.

[@peterknowles3198]

Thanks for this. It's going to be very useful here in the UK due to the high increase in fuel prices and the fact they're talking about having blackouts. An excellent video 👍👍

[@CookieDW]

Yes it burns but only a low light is given. If you up the wick you get a brighter light for a short time as the wick burns faster than the oil. These lamps are for thinner oils.

[@brianbartulis9709]

yeah, even the low odor paraffin oil(oops, torch fuel) that I filled all my lanterns with is wrong flashpoint. ho hum, they seemed to give off 'nuff light. Someone even said if what I used the wicks should be changed out. "smiles" Dave. Six years past might bring a grin ay?

[@PrettyGoodLookin]

@curio What type of oil is best ?

[@mike289homebuilt5]

He says thinner, find the thinner one. I had the exact same problem loosing my wick and not burning well. heavier oils need thin or avoided.

[@Oldsparkey]

I always have called them Hurricane Lanterns or Rail Road Lanterns. The ones I have like kerosene as a fuel in them and it sure costs less then Olive Oil. Never considered Olive Oil as a fuel and back then did not know what Olive Oil was.. 60 years ago when a couple of buddies and I would go camping during summer break ( School ) we had a couple of the lanterns with us as our camping light source. Even today when one of them is lit it still reminds me of those camping trips and they still go on camping trips creating new memories. They also have served a lot of hurricane duty when the power would go out along with the real hurricane lantern the glass base and tall glass chimney ones. The lanterns are almost indestructible and last a long time with the proper care , good fuel , trimmed wicks and cleaned after use.

[@theaustinite5320]

I remember that we have no electrical power till my 10th year old, and we used it. Great memories. Thanks

[@TheHirailer]

If you cut a V in the center of the wick, you will have 2 flames. We used to do This on our caboose.

[@trailrider759]

Kerosene lantern in a caboose, those were the days, sounds great.

[@riverstorm8816]

Nice, thanks for sharing

[@squigglyline2813]

@@trailrider759 That's what I was thinking!! Back in the days before plastic took over and everything was glass, wood or metal!

[@tylerwestman5258]

@@squigglyline2813 glass was still the go to thing up until 1970 that’s when the plastic boom happened and glass started to disappear slowly we only have the baby boomers to blame for that they always had the worse ideas because the glass was reusable and most plastic goes to the dump

[@seraphim3TN]

@@tylerwestman5258 they ruined everything

[@billycarpenter4740]

I just purchased a Dietz little giant lantern. This video helped me dis-assemble and clean mine. AS soon a get fuel I'm ready to fire it up !! Thanks for this video .

[@redvelvethelmet]

Super informative. Thank you for uploading your video!

[@boweebles1]

If you want to use olive oil, make or purchase a wire wick holder and place in a mason jar, preferably the kind with a handle. Works great, gets a long burn time, and can be used safely indoors.

[@julianblacksmith8539]

Isn't a mason jar too thick to let light out 😂

[@m998hmmwv7]

Do not use olive oil. It will burn out the wick extremely fast and is not a bright light

[@zolar1nonassumpsit219]

If you cut a saw tooth pattern in the wick, it will make a different flame. Replacing the wick with carbon felt and sew in some fine copper wire, it will never need trimming and you can use thicker oils. Copper provides thermal feedback to help thin the oil to draw up the wick. Vapor point of parafin oil is about 150F. Vapor point for Olive Oil is a whopping 450F. Olive oil is pretty viscous and harder to get and stay lit when cold.

[@wsoundman]

Amazing-it took almost 7 minutes just to get oil into the bloody thing. Agonising!!!

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Before or after the oil leak?

[@JohnnyDont]

You do realize it isn't illegal to fast forward through a KZbin video you haven't watched before right? This isn't TikTok.

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

@@JohnnyDont it's ironic you don't know, a team leads the way. While your there ask him whos going to pay from the neighbours broken windows

[@anniekook2787]

Thanks for sharing, it is good to know as a plan B for my situation. Rust is something to be concerned about though. Mine eventually had pin holes that leaked a tiny bit and caused a serious flame situation.

[@spookiepoogie5139]

I never though of burning olive oil as a fuel. I'll need to look out for a sweet lamp to get myself. I love the idea!

[@dussie920]

I use old diesel in my lamps. It burns fine, but only leaves a little bit more residu on the wick. In case of emergency this works way better than olive oil, which has not the right viscosity. I have spare diesel in my shed for my diesel engined car, so diesel is a fuel that is always around at mine, but when it is not used for a year, I burn it in oil lamps. It smells a little bit, but kerosene/petroleum does too. Kerosene/petroleum and diesel are very similar and therefore can be substituted in this case.

[@KennethKramm]

Thanks for the demo, my friend. Nice lantern. I wish I had one for camping.. Have a good weekend, Ken

[@mynineridesshotgun]

I have found that it varies greatly depending on the quality of the olive oil and how old it is. I've had mixed results. Thanks for watching. -Chris

[@SeansLittleBayofHorrors]

I run refined lamp oil in mine and it burns brighter and longer than any cooking or unrefined oil. Also, trimming your wick to a slight point and lowering it a little more will actually produce more light and burn less fuel.

[@msgt1942]

Hmmm all studies have proven that cutting the wick flat across gives the best light yet their are 7 thumbs up to the comment that claims to get better light by cutting the corners to form a pyramid type Shape except it's not pointed but flat top pyramid. I own rayo perfection lots of dietz and I have always gotten best results with flat wick. Maybe the diffrence is mute its so close, it makes sense that more surface wick by cutting the corners off would work better but that's not what has been proven.

[@op3129]

@@msgt1942 someone farther up says to cut a V in wick to get "two flames" ... sort of the opposite of the rounded-half-circle premise. just food for thought.

[@2541968joey]

I'm in the final process of restoring a Dietz #2 lantern. Trying to decide a good color & mine has "raised bars" on the upright pieces, almost like ribs. Might be an older style but the restoration process has been fun, thanks for your video.

[@Gkitchens1]

As others have said I've seen that olive oil works okay with this type of wick but it struggles to absorb because it is thick. A good idea though to extend the life of the fuel is to mix olive and lamp oil, or veggie oil and lamp oil. More or less use the thicker oil as primary and cut it with the thinner oil, so it feeds better. With that said, kerosene is Def cheaper than olive oil almost everywhere, and typically you can buy "lamp oil" in a gallon jug for just a few dollars.

[@josephhoener5764]

My understanding from other videos is that the lamp may not continue to burn with olive oil. The olive oil is too heavy to soak up the wick. The burning portion of the wick must be very near the oil in order to continue to burn. One video suggests cutting off the dome surrounding the wick to accomplish this.

[@DarleneYoungartist]

I would use a cheaper vegetable oil. And make my own wicks with heave painters cotton for drop cloths. Thanks for making the video. Cool lamp.

[@matt4270]

These are not designed to burn olive oil, as the weave of the wick won't allow for proper capillary action because it's too thick. Use K1 clear kerosene for $4- a gallon, as opposed to olive oil for $15- a gallon.

[@mynineridesshotgun]

Hi Matt, I have had mixed results based on the quality and age of the olive oil. It was more of an experiment than anything else to see what options there are in an emergency where I do not have regular lamp oil on hand. Thanks for watching. -Chris

[@bjornmundt5801]

+matt4270 All over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea you will find millions of old oil lanterns used the last thousands of years. And they were designed to make light by burning any kind of oil people could find such as olive oil and animal fat. And the diesel engine was not invented to burn diesel, Mr. Diesel has designed it to burn - peanut oil!

[@pharmhound68]

+matt4270 Diesel works just as good. Low sulfur highway diesel. Right now is 2.10 a gallon.. Just add about a table spoon of 91% Isopropyl alcohol to each tank.

[@bjornmundt5801]

Bobby Hollis Diesel soot is highly cancerous! Outdoor - maybe; indoor - never ever.

[@pharmhound68]

if you keep the flame low it will not soot..Dont let it smoke. And...tell me what isnt cancerous...What you wanna live forever??. :)

[@grandpastreasure7646]

Very informative and well explained 👍

[@3554ELM]

Good job!

[@richardpeterson3753]

actually all of those that for some odd reason are shocked and appealed that olive oil was used in a kerosine lamp, (weirder things have happened folks) it actually Burns fine. I find that typically lamp oil in my area tends to burn way to fast. so vegetable oil offers a longer lasting fuel. even used oil from cooking works. I'm playing with ratios to get an optimal fuel but I found there's nothing wrong with cooking oil. wicks to fence a few may keep yelling. but honestly I haven't hit issues with wicking yet. and I live in a high altitude cold environment. so far no problems. and it beats going to the store every two days for parifin oil. just be open minded. explore. stop being so critical and think outside the box for a change. might actually come up with some beast solutions. never know.

[@connordilworth64]

Richard Peterson does olive oil leave any smell at all?

[@KandiKlover]

Some other person on here said it was because of the flash point temperature it would burn down your house or something.

[@johns9478]

NJTransit Productions. I realize it was almost a year ago that you asked this question, but I figure it can't hurt to answer anyway. Having burnt various forms of kitchen grease for light, I can tell you that it does give off a bit of a smell, but it's not bad and after a little while you completely forget it's there. However, if you plan on doing this, I'd recommend using a grease lamp instead of a lamp designed to work with kerosene. You'll encounter far fewer problems if you use a lamp designed for the type of fuel you'll be using.

[@Tailslol]

fiber glass wick is recommended for this kind of fuel,less failure prone in the end.

[@JEFFQUICKLE9]

@Richard Peterson - I am on my second lamp with this current lamp what seems to be called an Alladin looking lamp. I am using olive oil and cannot keep the flame going. It goes out after about 30 seconds or so, even if I turn the wick up higher.

[@BuaPatiwarat]

Good informative and helpful 👍

[@mynineridesshotgun]

You definitely need to play around and see which ones work and which don't. I have had mixed results depending on the brand, quality, and how long it has been sitting around for. Thanks for watching! -Chris

[@virginia7125]

I cut mine in a rounded arch top. Burns cleaner & doesn't smut. I like the style of this lantern. A bunch are made cheap or novelty items that only burns an hour or so. Some of the indoor ones only have a glass globe. Those are hard to find anymore. The hurricane style is less likely to start a fire if tipped over. If you need some heat I don't think these things put out much. The one I have my mom owned. It's made pretty heavy duty.

[@benjaminsoans7335]

Thanks a lot for posting this. I have a Dietz lantern and getting kerosene oil in India is getting more and more difficult. People kept telling me that olive oil was too thick to wick up to the flame and would also ruin my lantern. Will at least try it out and switch to a thinner lamp oil if it fails.

[@mynineridesshotgun]

Thanks for watching Brian. I'll have to try the citronella. I have had mixed results with the olive oil depending on it's quality and how old it is. -Chris

[@petercope6474]

paraffin is what we use in the uk but it is interesting thought to use olive oil it was used for many years for lamps I believe but with a thinner wick that absorbed the oil easier thanks for the video .

[@bdm1000]

Nice video, thanks for sharing. I have the same one. I burn citronella to help with the mosquitoes on my patio or while camping. I don't know how effective it is, but I don't remember having any problems while burning it. I never thought about burning olive oil. That's a great idea.

[@mynineridesshotgun]

I have had mixed success depending on the olive oil used. Some has worked better than others. This was an experiment more than anything else and I still primarily use conventional lamp oil. -Chris

[@TheShadaabKhan]

Nice informative video 👍

[@OverlandOne]

Kerosene works much better in those (I have 3 of them plus 4 kerosene lamps too) and it is a lot cheaper than olive oil. You will get a lot more light, and heat. Nice looking lantern.

[@richardelliott9511]

I've only recently thought of using cooking oil in one of these and have a small one coming soon to try out for myself. My main goal is to be able to use it in the house with fewer smells and toxic gases than with kerosene. Don't have any backup info but I was taught to trim the wick in an arch to match the flame cowling for the cleanest burn. We would remove the globe but otherwise have the lamp assembled to use the cowling as a guide for trimming and you really do need much better scissors to get a clean cut. When ever your flame doesn't have a clean top edge you're going to get soot. Contrary to the myth from cowboy movies these lamps don't instantly burst into flame when smashed on the ground. Lol Most people don't realize how sophisticated these lamps are. The two frame supports are hollow and designed to feed the flame with preheated air for a better burn and all of the vent holes, top and bottom are there to support and balance that air flow. Which leaves me wondering if the down grade in fuel will affect it at all. Hmmm?

[@mike289homebuilt5]

I know your not the retired Mr. Elliott. Must be a coincidence. I have tried vegetable oil that was heavier and it was a nightmare. There is a solution im sure but the last chemist ran out the back door earlier today. They say they work well on lamp Oil.

[@pattysharronbest9648]

Thank you for sharing despite what everyone one else is saying you can burn olive oil in these lanterns they are called oil lanterns you can buy pomace olive oil its cheaper and thinner as in the Bible what kind of oil do u think they were burning just saying im old I been burning it in mine for yrs and it's non toxic and I breathe better. Also just let your wick soak longer is all. Thank again for the video and don't listen to all the others always do your research and lets not forget if you spill the olive oil it wont burn it puts it self out great safety. Have a blessed day

[@billyjoedenny]

nice old lantern

[@thomasanderson6426]

Where did you get the lamp? Did you have any difficulty getting the oil to absorb up the wick while burning? Just curious because you had to drop the wick before lighting.

[@RinoMoen]

dat lamp is lit boi!

[@SnipezTTD]

Would mixing kerosene be a good fuel to not only absorb up the wick, but burn clean as well?

[@82195]

Could I use any type of cheap oil? For example rapeseed canola any own seed combination for combustion?.

[@esadventuretales.]

Thanks nice video.

[@donboehner6005]

I have never seen anything but lamp oil burned in a hurricane lantern. Than said it worked. If you trim the wick in a half round manner it makes for a cleaner more efficient burn as the round shape intensifies the heat at the top of the wick.

[@frankdillon6127]

the tubes up the sides are for a cold blast type lantern. they channel air up to chimney.

[@Slinoab]

This shows whether how a lantern should be started, nor how a wick should be adjusted...

[@JEFFQUICKLE9]

I'm about to give up on this oil lamp idea! Using olive oil and I cannot keep the flame going. Does the wick tip need to also soak in the oil for a while or just the bottom half? The flame lasts about 39 seconds or so, then goes out. Even when I raise it higher.

[@theextremeteam4733]

You need to havr the whole wick soaked. Leave it there 20 mins after u fill it up.

[@gillianperratt5486]

How do you extinguish it? Just lit two watching your video but you don't say how to turn them of lol. Assuming you bring the wick down?

[@roserosenberg5805]

Thanks!

[@EricRamosDrums]

Thank you =)

[@chrissindone76]

Just remember the loop on top of chimney IS NOT LOAD BEARING do not hang it from that only supposed to hang by the big handle only.

[@tylerlondon5052]

Hanging it by that loop will also put it too close to a wall or ceiling and create a fire hazard.

[@squashpup]

I thinned the olive oil with Klean Heat...about 2:1 olive oil to KH. It runs indefinitely and doesn't burn up the wick, but still smells bad when it runs. I have a cheap lamp (Stansport) and I think that's probably the issue. Gonna continue and see how little KH I can end up using.

[@thomasanderson6426]

I'm impressed you got olive oil lit in it! When I tried it I came to the conclusion it was too thick to absorb up the wick but I guess I was wrong. What kind did you use?

[@Patrick-tf1ri]

Use extra virgin and heat it in the microwave for a few minutes

[@corypight]

Does it works with lighter fluids?

[@ultravioletzombie]

Why would the lamp rust in the oil well? Wouldn't the oil keep it rust free?

[@bubbarand2561]

Thanks for the tip on getting the lense out. But olive oil did not work well, at all. I'm burning citronella and cedar now.

[@sharonx1840]

Hi please can u tell me a bit more about cedar ie is it collected from the bark like birch bark oil is? do they last long when u burn them?and what lamp do u use to burn them in?thankyou shaz

[@shwetasehgal6344]

Where do you get it from

[@richardsandwell2285]

I have tried this but the wick burns away quicker than the oil can get up it, I even tried thinning the Olive Oil with real natural turpentine but it did not work, I think a different type of wick is needed.

[@hakuso.3]

I'm surprised it works, most of the ones I've seen have been modified to bring the flame closer to the reservoir, having the lantern unaltered wasn't something I expected to work.

[@mynineridesshotgun]

thanks

[@mynineridesshotgun]

Thanks for watching! -Chris

[@laurawhite533]

do you think you could use olive oil in in a kerosene heater

[@AK74Man87]

You can also cut the wick to a point to get a finer brighter light.

[@noiseof3889]

Thanks for the video. Forgive me o wise ones, why does rust matter? I was given a "antique" lantern that I'm looking to light. The oil reservoir seems intact, no visual leaks.

[@op3129]

rust doesn't matter. (I /think/ he was just commenting on its purchase condition despite looking unused. could be wrong ... bc I often am.)

[@shamanoturdiculous]

Have you tried mixing kerosene with olive oil? I'm wondering if the Kerosene would thin down the olive oil so it wicks better. I'm wanting to try to use vegetable oil waste but I'm thinking of mixing it with kerosene. Wondering if you have already tried it.

[@crazyobservations3080]

I have wondered about that to. Im afeared to try it on my lamps

[@kimmer6]

I mixed kerosene with olive oil. It gave me a horrible stomach ache.

[@tomee4453]

Can you use used olive oil

[@grantvine7802]

This style of lantern has been around for many more years than you think. Originally designed to run on kerosene at a time when many heat making devices ran on that fuel. That was a time when that fuel was cheap and common. Unfortunately not so anymore.

[@hernandezruby6912]

Does it smell with olive oil.?

[@connorcruz6249]

Everytime iv'e tried burning olive oil it always burns up my wick too fast, the oil is just too thick to burn properly

[@chavezc23]

Connor Cruz exactly!! I use tiki torch fuel.

[@Tailslol]

fiber glass wick is recommended for this kind of fuel,less failure prone in the end.

[@dennisperusse3837]

I do Medieval Reinactments and we use oil lamps instead of candle lanterns. Try using a mix of olive oil and water and see if your results improve. :)

[@DanafoxyVixen]

@doubletappinhillbilly "Olive oil worked fine for thousands of years in the sandbox. How well it works depends on what you use for a wick" Not true, Olive oil works in lamps designed for such a thick oil. Olive oil has such a poor wicking ability to travel up the relatively large distance between the fuel and the burner in Kerosene lamps. If you want to burn olive oil then use a lamp designed for it

[@op3129]

@@DanafoxyVixen "If you want to burn olive oil then use a lamp designed for it" like? (not doubting what you wrote, just asking what lamp - or type or design - is purpose built around using olive oil)

[@ald.5147]

With all the modern camping lights now days, few stores carry a old reliable lantern like this. They were used for a hundred years.

[@KMF3]

Al D. Wal-Mart has them. I used them to make electric light sconces for my outside porch lights. Looks awesome. And if I had to I could cut them off and use them as a kerosene lamp.

[@gsallen9588]

The third world lives by them.

[@twinfin8571]

Thanks. I just got one of these and I couldn’t figure out how to get the globe off so I can replace the wick. Mines a copycat so I didn’t have the name to research. Just happened to come across this video

[@MrVanillaCaramel]

Is it smokeless?

[@MarkTenn62]

THANKS FOR SHARING!! WILL BE TRYING THIS VERY SOON, MYSELF!! I CAN STORE OLIVE OIL FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME! THANKS FRIEND!! :)

[@SlyphenStogies]

im only checking out this site because i found a dietz no,2 today under an old house,,,it looks to be in great shape,,,no rust ,,, everything moves on it,,,it does not have a stamp for the place and year ,,,im guessing about mid fifties...

[@Snailmailtrucker]

Nice find...can't beat the price !

[@matthewvaughan3245]

I found a lantern in a run down cabin back in the late 60's. No markings on it but it looks just like that one and it comes apart the same way. Only watched because I saw the olive oil but after reading the comments I don't think I will be using it

[@kimmer6]

I want to see that lantern burn for 3 minutes without you having to adjust the wick. Can't be done. It was already starting to go out at the end of the video.

[@kenirwin276]

My lamp is a glass lamp with a 7/8" flat wick. I bought odorless lamp fuel and it worked well. I did have a little kerosene odor, so decided try olive oil as fuel. It was a disaster. It took a long time for the oil to saturate the wick because if the viscosity. This resulted in the fuel burning faster than it could move up the wick. The wick charred and extinguished itself. I even tried a new wick. I simply won't work with vegetable oil because of the viscosity. With the wick replaced, I'm back using the original fuel.

[@goodboi4939]

Have you ever tried corn oil?

[@calebwhittington3749]

Will it work with thinner oils, like corn, canola and vegetable?

[@calebwhittington3749]

William Todd Thanks

[@Bloated_Tony_Danza]

Probably not. And if it does, it won't work as well. By that i mean it will give off less light. Fossil fuels are more energy dense than renewable fuels. (They burn hotter, longer.) Coal burns hotter than wood and rock oil burns hotter than vegetable oil.

[@calebwhittington3749]

Ilir Kumi Maybe so, but renewable oils will work. I've tried it. They put off enough light for me.

[@johnbrinton3873]

As an alternative fuel varsol may be used, it burns a little cleaner as well as slightly hotter than kerosene. and not as much smell.

[@idopyrotechnics]

MERRY CHRISTMAS

[@mynineridesshotgun]

You too! Thanks for watching. -Chris

[@idopyrotechnics]

Ya ^_^

[@idopyrotechnics]

-Benjamin

[@Tailslol]

fiber glass wick is recommended for this kind of fuel,less failure prone in the end.

[@chrisholtz7673]

I never thought of that, I use tiki torch fuel in mine.

[@mrsugmad]

Tiki fuel is for OUTDOORS ONLY www.lanternnet.com/faqs.htm

[@dosbox907]

I've tried food grade oil of all kinds with a bunch of different lamps and I never had success with it.

[@Anglo-Saxon9]

I can't get the cap off of mine?

[@Dthunderchicken]

FWIW I use paraffin oil in lanterns like yours (1/2" wick or less) for inside burning and low odor mineral spirits for outside burning. Low odor mineral spirits also work well in lanterns with wicks wider than 1/2". Also by the shape of your flame, either the wick still wasn't saturated or the olive oil may have been too thick to wick properly. (Or the trim was way off. But I doubt that.)

[@mynineridesshotgun]

Thanks. I've used paraffin but do not think I have used mineral spirits. I'll need to check that out. Thank you for watching. -Chris

[@brianpitzer7919]

mynineridesshotgun Do not use Min spirits on a flat wick lamp. You can easily light the escaping vapors & start a fire or worse.

[@blackmaxima]

+Dthunderchicken For the love of god, do not use mineral spirits. The vapor flash point of mineral spirits is lower than that of kerosene and you'll end up with a fire. It doesn't matter how clean it is or how much it resembles kerosene, it's the flash point that matters.

[@victorlight3031]

I also forgot about Brian Bellacosovitch and his chunk light lantern. He take an el cheapo oil lamp and converts it to burn veg oil. If you haven't seen it give it a watch, interesting.

[@simon4043]

I use diesel oil. Seems to work really well

[@Yourmomma568]

hey bruh. just a heads up, using olive oil can exacerbate the problem of incomplere combustion, which results inthe nasties like methane and carbon monoxide. also, olive oil is one of the more acidic oils and you could do better for your tools. at least on your sharp stuff where you work hard to keep a good edge, like knives.

[@haroldmiller8168]

Can you use olive oil in any lamp or lantern?

[@mrsugmad]

Please read this about the proper fuels www.lanternnet.com/faqs.htm

[@amaliarodriguez432]

Muy bueno

[@Jesusandbible]

Some of these type heaters self extinguish when accidentally tipped over, but only say they do that with the right fuel.

[@alanchinn7649]

Excellent pal, I’ve had two of these lamps with filthy glass for ages, just seen how you take the glass out to clean them, and useing olive oil. Thanks pal, great help. Really happy now, I can actually use them now. Cheers from Alan Isle of Wight England. Big love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@op3129]

was going to write similar. he did such a good job explaining the lamp. bonus for olive oil is you likely have it on hand. (weird that olive oil used to be for burning. or /just/ medicinal. until it wasn't. (saw a "Call the Midwife" episode that talked about olive oil ... ) I guess it's like how potatoes were trash veg to feed pigs ... until they weren't.

[@chrisandsamlivingthedream]

Could you add olive oil to paraffin , would that be any benefit.. cheers , just brought a storm lamp 🪔 ..

[@johnshoosmith]

I tried virgin olive oil in a Dietz #1 with a 3/8 wick. It lit, but didn't stay lit, and the wick smoldered. I read elsewhere that olive oil doesn't work, because the flashpoint for olive oil is nearly 500 degrees F. Using actual kerosene the flash point is 124. So the other information states that olive oil will not work.

[@beerwalla]

You have something new, it was made in 1978?

[@Jame629]

Original globe nice .

[@DeepSouthExperience]

I would love to find a used Dietz lantern. I have been looking for quite a while. I may just break down and go buy a new one at the hardware store. Good experiment. TC - Stan

[@matt4270]

+Deep South Experience They are affordable, and of good quality, so you really can't go wrong with a new one. If they have different models, look for a Blizzard 80, or a Jupiter 2500, which has an 84 oz. tank!

[@martyharless5097]

Deep South Experience typical hardware store (and Walmart) lanterns are junk. For a few dollars more you can get a new Dietz. It is said they're not as good as the ones made many years ago in New York but still of good quality. They stopped making them in the USA sometime in the 1950's. If it doesn't say Dietz NY it was made in Hong Kong then later China. If you haven't been able to find an original Dietz try wt Kirkman online. They have the best prices and they also sell Feuerhand of Germany (although I'm sure they're no longer made there) as well as their own brand based off the Dietz lanterns, they are supposed to be a little heartier than the Dietz. I bought their Champion #2 and it's rock solid but I don't have a Dietz to compare it against. You'll occasionally find a Dietz or Embury on Craigslist at a decent price. All Embury lanterns were made in USA. Production stopped decades ago.

[@kimmer6]

Marty, I have a bunch of Embury No 1 and No. 2's. They use the same globe as the Dietz Little Wizard and the D-Lite. But they burn better than Dietz for some reason and they have that Art Deco look. I was just burning my 1912 Dietz D-Lite top lift lantern last night. Its cool to know that it was made while the paint on the Titanic was still fresh. I also have the whole line of D-Lites from 20's thru 50's. I got 2 red globe Monarchs as a gift 6 years ago and it turned into a 150 kerosene lamp/lantern hobby.

[@piper_lori-williams-tudhope]

Deep South Experience I just found one at an Antique Mall. Paid $14.00 🤗 perfect condition. No clue how to work the thing, that’s what brought me to this video. Check Antique Stores 😉

[@kimmer6]

Piper Tudhope, please don't ruin it with olive oil. If you are not wanting to burn kerosene you can use Medallion lamp oil, Florasense from Walmart, etc. Oil lamps, lanterns, and pressure lamps are my hobby. I have over 100 of them and by now made most of the mistakes! Good luck, enjoy them.

[@tsmith235]

Oil like that will eventually plug up your WIC so plan on replacing your wake if you burn anything other than kerosene or a kerosene like from Klean strip

[@billa7993]

I have several Deitz lanterns for emergencies and I ONLY burn Clean Heat super refined kerosene in mine, NOTHING else. Olive oil will get very thick in cold weather and should NOT be used as it is too heavy an oil to begin with, not to mention that it is silly to spend that much money on improper oil in the first place. also never use the Liquid Paraffin, as it will also clog the wick. The advantage of the Clean Heat is that when burned, it has almost NO odor, where regular kerosene has a lot of odor when burned. It's about ten bucks a gallon but worth it for the lack of odor. It also works below zero.

[@mohanedhassan5902]

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