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Aladdin Collectors Manual & Price Guide #22, Kerosene Mantle Lamps

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This catalog has been most helpful We received an unusual burner with an Ebay order. It was missing some parts. The catalog helped us identify it and helped us know what to look for.
Thank you.

Nice publication for the Alladin Lamp collector's library. Plenty of information and great pictures for comparison.

This #22 price guide, copyright 2006, is the latest edition focusing on Aladdin "kerosene" mantle lamps.
This is the companion to the full size 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" x 7/8" thick book "Aladdin the magic name in lamps" by J.W. Courter, copyright 1997.
On the spine of the book is stated "REVISED EDITION".

All price guides are of assistance giving a good starter kit of information.
The price guides focusing on kerosene are more of a 'stand alone' reference then the price guide focusing on electric. The kerosene doesn't keep referring to pages in the big book as the electric does. But even so it is really beneficial to own, or borrow from your local library the 'revised edition' of the big book.

This latest kerosene price guides contains;

1. Information on mantle lamps from the first one in 1908, to the reproductions of 2003.
2. One page of history of the company.
3. Introduction to the manual & price guide. There it is stated, "The manual is most useful in combination with the book Aladdin - The Magic Name in Lamps, Revised Edition"
4. How to determine the collector value of Aladdin lamps, the & percent of value deducted for lamps in less then excellent condition.
5. Collecting kerosene Aladdins, and tips.
6. Wick raiser knobs to identify models numbers.
7. Models of Aladdin tabel lamps, Practicus & madels 1 through 12.
8. Aladdin vase lamps.
9. All model A and B glass tabel lamps.
10. Wall bracket lamps.
11. Caboose lamps.
12. Model B floor lamps.
13. Hanging Aladdin lamps.
14. Hanging lamp shades.
15. Aladdin tabel lamp glass shades.
16. Aladdin paper shades.
17. Model C, -- 21C, -- 23.
18. Original Aladdin parts, and accessories.
19. Foreign models.
20. Aladdinette candle lamp, from the 1920's.
21. Alacite glass dishware and smoking items.
22. Advertising and printed materials.
23. Putting old kerosene Aladdin lamps in order.
24. Interchangeability of Aladdin parts.
25. How to tell new lamps from the originals.
26. Reproduction shades.

There have been several companion price guides for the 'revised edition' big book since is was published in 1997.

There are more editions then this, but these are the ones I know about;
1. #12 in 1988, Aladdin Collectors Manual & Price Guide, Kerosene Mantle Lamps,
2. #14 in 1992,
3. #15 in 1994,
4. #18 in 1998,
5. #19 in 2000,
6. #20 in 2001,
7. #21 in 2004,
8. #22 in 2006,

Footnote:
Not to be confused with Courter FIRST book in 1971, ALSO called "Aladdin the magic name in lamps", which contains both categories, electric AND kerosene mantle lamps. Published by Wallace-Homestead Co. Des Moines, Iowa. This book is 168 pages and has had multiple printings from it's original year of copyright and release in 1971.

Courter had greatly expanded his research and divided categories of electric and kerosene.
In 1987 he had published his SECOND book about Aladdin lamps titled, "Aladdin Electric Lamps" from Plain Talk Publishing, Des Moines, Iowa. This book is 229 pages and focuses on Aladdin electric lamps.

In 1997 Courter had his THIRD book about Aladdin lamps published, titled "Aladdin the magic name in lamps". Found on the outer spine is stated "REVISED EDITION". Published by Image Graphics, Inc. Paducah, Kentucky. This book is 304 pages and contains information focusing on Aladdin mantle lamps.

Detailed information of the three big books can be found at there respective locations.

This helped me, a newbie, to understand how to evaluate a lamp, what it is worth, what you should reasonably expect to pay for one. There are links that assist you as well. It has helped me to not overpay on a purchase.

The book I purchased was exactly what I wanted.
The service was great and it was very easy to order on line.