American Gas Machine (AGM)-AGM Sun flame

AGM's first iron. This type of iron is commonly referred to as a sidecar iron because the tank is on the side. This iron has "PATENT APL'D FOR" embossed on the top plate. It was produced around 1911.

Top view of AGM's first iron.

This iron is identical to AGM's first iron. AGM made these sidecar irons for other companies to sell as their own. This one was made for the Incandescent Light and Supply Company of Wichita, Kansas around 1912. Incandescent called this iron "Peerless Self-Heating Flat Iron".

These were the first irons distributed by the Coleman Lamp Company of Wichita, Kansas. Coleman acquired the Incandescent Light and Supply company in 1914, and a surplus of these irons came along with that acquisition.

Top view of Incandescent Light sidecar iron made by AGM.

This sidecar iron was made by AGM for the Tures Manufacturing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin around 1912.

Top view of Tures sidecar iron.

This is AGM's 2nd iron. It now has a patent date of Nov. 5, 1912 on it. This iron was produced around 1913.

Top view of AGM's 2nd iron showing the patent date.

This AGM iron was "Manufactured for Guy Hunter - Des Moines, Iowa". It appears that AGM, or their foundry guys, did 'one off' irons as awards, or gifts, or just for fun. This iron and the SB iron below are examples of this. This iron appears to have been made right before their No.3 irons so that dates it to around 1915. This iron is not in my collection.

Top view of AGM's Guy Hunter iron. No pertinent information was found when I did a Google search of Guy Hunter of Des Moines, Iowa from around 1915.

AGM's No. 3 sidecar iron. Has some minor changes over their 2nd iron with the most obvious being the "No. 3" on it and that the top plate is now pointed on both ends, and the iron now has the patent number of 1043421 on it. This iron was produced around 1917.

Top view of AGM No. 3 iron.

AGM's No. 4 iron. Appears to be identical to the No. 3 iron. 

AGM's No. 4 iron top view.

AGM's SJ iron. It has the same body as their 2nd iron with the top plate also not pointed at the rear, but it is missing a casted component on the bottom of the top plate that would allow it to accept a sidecar tank, so this iron can only accept this newer style tank. I can't find any information about this iron anywhere, so my assumption is that it was made as a tribute iron or as an award iron for SJ. But who is SJ?

Top view of AGM's SJ iron. It is an interesting iron to figure out when it was made as it is only pointed on one end so you would think it was made when AGM's 2nd irons were made, but it has a totally new tank design with support bracket, so you might think it was made after the No. 4 irons. Hmmm . . . 

AGM's No. 66 mint green porcelain enameled iron. This iron was produced around 1930.

Top view of AGM's No. 66 iron.

Quirk's Victory Light Company of Melbourne, (and then Sydney) Australia distributed this Victory Iron No. 66 which is identical to AGM's No. 66 iron. Quirk's not only produced their own gasoline appliances, they were also a gasoline appliance retailer, and AGM was their supplier for some of these items. This iron is in George Kyle's collection.

AGM's No. 67 cream colored porcelain enameled iron. This iron was produced around 1932.

Top view of AGM's No. 67 iron.

AGM's model 6662 iron.

Top view of AGM's model 6662 iron.

AGM's model 6664 iron.

Top view of AGM's model 6664 iron.

Another AGM Model 6664 but this one has an adjustable air intake in place of the air intake screen.

AGM Model 6664 with adjustable air intake.

AGM's Sun Flame Model No. 6967 with a gray finish porcelain enameled body.

American Gas Machine tag on front of handle of AGM's Sun Flame model 6967.

Another AGM Sun Flame Model No. 6967 but this one has a black finish porcelain enameled body.

Other side view of this AGM Sun Flame 6967 black enameled iron.

Ad from 1942 Sears catalog shows this "Black finish porcelain enameled body" iron.

Top view of the top plate of this AGM Sun Flame 6967 black enameled iron.

American Gas Machine tag, on the front of the handle, for this Sun Flame iron.

AGM made this iron for Sears. Sears number 710.2434. The base and top plate should be the same gray color as the tank, but the paint is worn away. This iron is from around 1940.

Sears tag on front of the handle of their # 710.2434 iron.

AGM's Sun Flame model 6968 with a maroon porcelain base. 

Top view of AGM's Sun Flame model 6968.

An American fuel can and pump for these irons.

Hans Hanson was the founder of American Gas Machine. Here is his first patent for his self-heating sad iron.

This is not a liquid fuel iron but it is very cool. It's an AGM Sun Flame glass iron possibly made by McKee-Glasbake, probably as an award iron or as a gift to AGM Sun Flame from McKee. These were made around the mid 1940's. This iron is not in my collection. 

Sun Flame logo from the McKee-Glasbake Sun Flame glass iron.