Bidspirit auction | Two Vintage Red Painted Metal

Two Vintage Red Painted Metal Hurricane Style Kerosene Lanterns - Two vintage tubular hurricane style kerosene lanterns constructed from red painted metal with glass globes and wire guards. The larger lantern features a bright red finish and is embossed with 235 on one side of the fuel fount and GUANG KEROSENE ONLY on the opposite side. It includes a clear glass globe secured by a cross-wire guard and a functional wick assembly with a wire bail handle. The smaller lantern is a Dietz Comet model with a more weathered red finish. The fuel fount is embossed with DIETZ COMET on one side. Its glass globe is embossed with COMET and REGD U S PAT OFF on one side, and on the reverse, a DIETZ logo in an oval cartouche above SYRACUSE N Y U S A. The smaller lantern also includes a metal wire bail handle. Diameter (large lantern base): 6 inches Height (large lantern to top of chimney): 9 3/4 inches Height (small lantern to top of chimney): 8 1/2 inches.