Difference between revisions of "Dietz lanterns"
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*in Brooklyn, New York. | *in Brooklyn, New York. |
Revision as of 13:15, 2 August 2020
- The company started in 1840 when its founder,
- 22-year-old Robert E. Dietz purchased a Lamp & Oil business
- in Brooklyn, New York.
- R.E. Dietz produced the majority of road work warning lights.
- Road torches that looked like cannonballs with large wicks.
Wind resistant
Kerosene was normally used in these lamps.