Vintage Feuerhand No. 276 Baby Special Hurricane Lantern – W. Germany – Cold Blast Kerosene Lantern with Suprax Globe

Vintage Feuerhand No. 276 Baby Special Hurricane Lantern – W. Germany – Cold Blast Kerosene Lantern with Suprax Globe
 
A Feuerhand hurricane lantern, No. 276. The fount is stamped 276 with W. GERMANY on one side and BABY SPECIAL on the other, with FEUER HAND and the emblem on the front. The filler cap and the top plate carry the name as well.
 
This is a cold blast lantern. The chimney above the globe has a row of small air holes, which points to earlier production: the lantern probably dates from the 1950s.
 
The globe is a Feuerhand Suprax globe marked MADE IN W. GERMANY, Nr. 1276, with the Schott mark. It is from a later period than the lantern itself.
 
There is rust on the chimney and the fount, and traces of orange paint on the lantern. The globe lift does not stay up in its holder. I have sealed the fount with a tank sealer.
 
The lantern burns and can be used with pure paraffin.
 
Specifications
Maker: Feuerhand
Model: No. 276 Baby Special
Markings: 276 W. GERMANY, BABY SPECIAL, FEUER HAND
Type: cold blast
Date: probably 1950s
Globe: Feuerhand Suprax Nr. 1276 (Schott), from a later period
Height: 26 cm
Condition: rust on chimney and fount, traces of orange paint, globe lift does not stay up, fount sealed with tank sealer