Aladdin R150 Lox-on Oil Lamp Mantle for Brighter and Cleaner Light

If you haven't seen an Aladdin kerosene lamp then you need to.They are a remarkable piece of technology (even though they'vebeen around a long time).If you grew up going on campouts where there was always a kidthat had a gas lantern (remember pumping up the tank pressure?)then the Aladdin kerosene lamp will be a pleasant surprise .....no pumping up the tank, with kerosene you'll be less concernedabout the thing blowing up in your face (pressurized gas makesme nervous), and it's quiet .... I mean really quiet.The 'heart' of the Aladdin kerosene lamp is its mantle. It'soperation is similar to the gas lantern but the Aladdin runson kerosene and it isn't pressurized.The kerosene lamp that you may have had as a child generatedlight by the carbon in the kerosene being hot enough to putout some visible light (though not much). The Aladdin kerosenelamp generates its light by the kerosene flame heating themantle to incandescence; it is a very much more efficientprocess as compared to just a kerosene flame.In several places in their literature Aladdin says that theirlamps put out the light of a 60 Watt light bulb. I don't knowif it's 60 Watts but if not it's close; if you turn up thewick (to increase the flame) the mantle will be glowingwhite.The 'down-side' is that you're dealing with a very hot object;make sure that there are no children who can get near thelamp. Also it will consume oxygen from a room (though I don'tthink too fast as he lamp is very efficient). Interestinglythere is very little smell once the lamp is up to operatingtemperature ... the white hot mantle is apparently very goodat making sure that the kerosene vapor is consumed in thecombustion process.So if you've got an Aladdin lamp that works why would you wantanother mantle ? Easy .... if your present mantle breaks andyou don't have a spare your lamp is unusable and the mantleis very 'brittle'.A new mantle has some kind of 'blue stuff' that it looks tohave been dipped in but the first time you light it up theheat from the kerosene flame burns the coating away andleaves the mantle a whitish color.Once a mantle has been used (it's that whitish color) it isvery brittle; don't try to remove the mantle from where it'slocked-down into the base of the chimney and when you liftoff the chimney to light the lamp try not to jar it as youmight shatter the mantle.So if you plan to use an Aladdin kerosene lamp you'llwant at least one spare (new) mantle for back-up (geta spare chimney too and then you're in pretty good shape).

Very prompt shipping. Quite pricey but works great.

This type of mantle is absolutely necessary for you to use if you have an Aladdin lamp. Mine has a a #23 burner and this is the mantle it uses. When it arrives, be careful not to touch the actual mantle. Handle it only by the metal wire frame on the outside, which suports the actual mantle. Install it on the burner, then let the flame of a match ignite the combustable covering that is on the mantle. This will burn off in a sudden flash, leaving only the mantle which is composed of silk ashes. It is delicate, so never touch it, and never touch it with a match or anyting else. It is very fragile after you have burned the protective covering off of it. Once installed, the flame of the circular wick will cause the mantle to glow with a bright white light. Slowly adjust the wick up graudaully to allow the mantle to heat up too. If you see a black spot or black spots on the mantle, then you have turned the wick up too high. Turn it back down just a little and the black spots will disappear. You want the mantle to glow as white as possible without producing any black spots. Once properly installed and adjusted, the Aladdin kerosene mantle lamp is far superior to any other kerosene lamp.

I bought one of these initially to get my inherited 1941 Model B Aladdin lamp up and running. The original mantle had disintegrated and the base was corroded and stuck onto the burner, I had a heck of a time getting it off but several minutes of working it with penetrating oil and a pair of pliars did the trick. Also, the original wick was dry and stuck but eventually I managed to get it free and cleaned with my new wick cleaner. Installed the new mantle per the directions, let the oil soak into the old wick for about an hour, and it fired right up. I would guess it puts out the light of a 40 or 50 watt bulb, but I turned mine up too far and sooted about 30% of the mantle. Turned the flame down and the mantle cleared after about 30 minutes, just like I hoped. Now I run it with about 3/4 of the mantle glowing instead of the whole thing, to prevent the sooting, and it still puts out the light of about a 25 watt light bulb. It lights up a large room just enough that you can see everything and walk around without tripping. The sooting might have something to do with the fuel I am currently burning, which is about 1/2 old "odorless" kerosene and the other half, cheap lamp oil. The Model B lamps were designed for pure kerosene. Anyway, this mantle fit my lamp and works as advertised, and is highly recommended. I ordered another one for backup and it looks to be in great condition as well.

I really needed a new mantle for my "hand me down" Aladdin 23 Brass Lamp. This item (Aladdin R-150 Mantle) was "new in the box" . All metal parts were clean and shiny with no signs of age or rust that would be found if stored for long periods in damp locations etc. In other words, looked like it was made yesterday. The initial coating was clean and evenly distributed and the initial burn off was quick, clean and left a well formed ash mantle. Maybe not equivalent to a 60w as the older thorium/Cerium coated mantles of old, but these burn very bright and won't leave you glowing in the dark ;-).All I need now is to get the wick trimmed evenly so I can really crank it up 😉

We were able to use this item on all three of our Aladdin lamps (Models 6, 9, and 23). One of them required switching out the old mantle cap with a "B&P Lamp Kone Kap Mantle Adapter" (sold on Amazon) before use. It was a very easy "twist off/twist on" replacement, and then the new mantle snaps onto the adaptor easily. For those new to Aladdin lamps, please read the directions that come with your new mantle to make sure you don't damage it. Do not handle the material before use, and don't touch anything to it to lite it.