Liquid Fuel Irons

The purpose of this site is to show the multitude of different liquid fuel irons that were in use prior to the availability of electricity. Some of these gasoline irons, like the Coleman model 4A and the Even Heat, are still in use today by the Amish. The types of fuel used by these liquid fuel irons are either whale oil, sunflower oil, denatured alcohol/spirits, kerosene/paraffin, gasoline/petrol, or white gas/shellite/naphtha.

If known, the manufacturer and approximate dates of production will be listed for each iron as well as any other interesting information. All irons will be considered white gasoline irons unless specified otherwise. Also listed for each iron will be the current owner of the iron and/or contributor to this site, unless the iron pictured is in my collection then no name will be listed.

For better viewing, this site is best viewed on a personal computer versus a phone. To search this site, click on the magnifying glass in the upper right of the top navigation header.

Please reach out to contribute any pictures or to share any other info on liquid fuel irons. Also reach out if something needs correction, if you have any comments about this site, or if you have any questions. Email address is: liquidfuelirons[at]gmail[dot]com

Some of the irons pictured here, that are from my collection, haven't been cleaned up yet. When I get to cleaning them then I will update this site with better pictures. If another collector has a better example to share of an iron I have pictured, I will replace the current picture with theirs.

Bruce Strauss

Pressing Irons and Trivet Collectors of America (PITCA) - Member since 2024

International Coleman Collectors Club (ICCC) - Member #402 since 1999

There are 377 different liquid fuel irons pictured on this site as of 10/16/2026.

UPDATES: 

10/17/26 - Added 3 more Feldmeyer type irons. Added a Wishart patent iron to the Other US Irons page.

10/16/26 - From George Kyle's collection I added another Acorn Iron, a Tilley D.N. 6, a Nervo (Argentinian) iron, 3 Gloria (Australian) irons, a Handi (Australian) iron, and an Ingnam (Australian) iron. Added another Perfecto iron to the Enterprise Tool page and a REX iron to the Enterprise Tool page and also to the Other US Irons page.

10/15/26 - Added another Modern Specialty iron to the Modern page.

10/10/26 - Added 2 different Royal irons to the Monitor-Royal page.

10/9/26 - Added 3 more Argentian irons to the Argentian Irons page.

10/7/26 - Added an unknown tailor's iron to the Other US Irons page.

10/3/26 - Added 7 more Argentian irons to the Argentian Irons page. Added another Sure Flame iron and a Sun Flame iron to the Akron page.

9/30/26 - Added 1 more iron to the Feldmeyer page.

9/22/26  - Added 4 Handi irons to the Australian Irons page.

9/20/26 - Created an E.B. Cosby page and added 4 more irons to it.

9/19/26 - Added a Hydrocarbon E-Z Tailor Iron in George Kyle's collection to the Akron page.

9/18/26 - Added another Herz iron to the Modern-Sun-Herz page. Added another Casey iron, an ACME iron, a revolving iron, a Johnson patent iron, and a Marion iron to the Other US Irons page. Added 3 Feldmeyer type irons to the Feldmeyer page. Added a Galveston iron to the Argentinian page. Added 7 more iron patents to the  . . . About Liquid Fuel Irons page.

9/16/26 - Added 3 Australian patents and 2 Feldmeyer patents. Added a Hawkes iron to the Other US Irons page.

9/15/26 - Added 4 more Gloria irons to the Australia page, added a Black Swan and a New Noel Iron to the Imperial Brass page, added an Ideal spirit iron to the Other International Irons page, added another Best Yet iron to the Other US Irons page, and added an AGM Sunflame ad for a 6962 iron to the AGM page. Added 7 more patents and added more advertisements to this site.

9/14/26 - Added 2 spirit irons to the Feldmeyer page, added 2 Swedish irons to the Other International Irons page, added an unknown rotating iron to the Other US Irons page, added a solid blue Made in Australia Coleman iron to the Coleman page and to the Australian Irons page, and added a Victory Iron to the Australian page.

9/9/26 - Added an Omega iron to the Feldmeyer page. Added an American Gas Machine tailor's iron to the American Gas Machine page.

8/22/26 - Added a different Perfection Sad Iron, The Wonder iron, and the Self-Heating Flat-Iron to the Other US Irons page.

8/20/26 - Added 3 more Argentinian irons.

8/19/26 - Added 32 additional liquid fuel iron patents to the "About Liquid Fuel Irons . . . " page and changed the view of the patents to grid style view.

8/12/26 - Added these 7 irons from Theo Vandenberk's collection - Optimum(International), Jerald(US), Safety Gas(US), unknown iron(US), Denatured Alcohol Iron(US), Sunflower(Portugal), and a whale oil iron(US). 

8/11/26 - Added these 16 irons from Theo Vandenberk's collection - Ideal (Canada), Sette(us), Best Yet(US), a different Best Yet(US), ACME(US), ALKA(Portugal), B&B(US), D.H. Supply(US), Ellison Brothers(US), Wishart(US), another Ideal (Canada), Left-handed Imperial Brass, Howler(US), ENZ(Feldmeyer), Lamb Patent by Bramley Brothers(Imperial Brass), and a miniature Feldmeyer type iron. Added the "Canadian" page.

8/10/26 - Added Australian Coleman Glider iron , The Coleman 615A and the British Coleman 4A to the Coleman page, added black enamel Sun Flame to the AGM page, and added a Sure Flame iron to the Akron page.

7/25/26 - Added another National Stamping 520.5987 iron and added an unusual Foote iron from Mike Pagano's collection.

7/14/26 - Added the Salesman or Travel Case page showing various cases for transporting liquid fuel irons.

7/12/26 - Added an Argentina iron and added a Feldmeyer iron to their respective pages.

6/29/26 - Added another Jubilee iron to the  US Irons page. Added another Coleman 615 and added a Coleman Canadian 609A to the Coleman page. Added a different Akron model 2 made for Montgomery Wards iron, a different Akron model 7, and a different Akron model 4 iron to the Akron page. Added a different AGM model 6664 to the American Gas Machine page.

6/24/26 - Added a Turner Brass iron to the Turner Brass page. Added an Akron model 2 made for Montgomery Ward to the Akron page.

6/21/26 - Added a GEM iron made by Albert Lea Gas Light Company, added The Waters iron, and added the Alcohol Gas Twin-Burner Safety Iron to the Other US Iron page. Added another early AGM iron to the American Gas Machine page. Added the Neis iron to the Argentina page.  Added a Sun iron made in Chicago to the Herz-Modern-Sun page.

6/14/26 - Added 4 irons from Ken Faulkner's collection . . . Modern iron with a wooden handle on the Herz-Modern page, Rock Island iron and Nonpariel iron on the Other US Irons page, and the Umadis iron on the Other International Irons page.

6/12/26 - Added iron patent information to the About Liqiud Fuel Irons . . . page. Added another different Akron early model 7 iron to the Akron page.

6/10/26 - Added Australian made Imperial Brass iron to both the Imperial Brass page and to the Australian Irons page. Added Nulite model 598 to the National Stamping page. Added 2 alcohol irons from George Kyle's collection to the Feldmeyer Type Irons page. Added Model 12C Coleman iron in Ryan Swinney's collection to the Coleman page.

6/9/26 - Added a new page titled "About Liquid Fuel Irons  . . ." as a resource for those interested in liquid fuel irons.

6/9/26 - Added Herant iron from George Kyle's collection into the "Other International Irons" page and added an Ingram iron to Australia Irons page, also in George's collection.

6/8/26 - Added some Tilley irons from Owen Stephenson's collection and added a Butterfly iron in to the "Other International Irons" page, also in Owen's collection.

6/8/26 - Added a new page titled "Nulite Comfort Iron Type Irons". Added 4 irons from Ken Faulkner's collection to this new page . . . A Lilor, an Evening Star, a Kenrick, and a Matchlite iron. Added a side tank tailor's iron to the "Other US Irons" page from Ken Faulkner's collection.

6/7/26 - Added Coleman black 4-A with a black painted tank by Theo Vandenberk. Added more Coleman #3 prototype iron pictures by Theo Vandenberk. Added 3 "Other US Irons" from Mike Pagano . . . a Leader iron by Rindt, a Palmer iron, and a Sad Iron Mfg. Co. iron