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Aladdin Manufacturing Company of Sydney, New South Wales made this Kerosene Safety Iron Model 4. This iron came in 4 colors - blue, green, cream and white. The unique right-handed thumb rest makes this iron more comfortable to use. These irons are in Owen Stephenson's collection and have been restored to their original splendor by Owen. These irons were produced around 1940.
Rear view of the Aladdin Kerosene Iron Model 4.
James Baker patent for the Aladdin iron.
Aladdin House in Sydney, New South Wales from 1930 where more than likely these irons were made.
Century iron made in Australia. There are 2 different versions of this iron. This iron is in Owen Stephenson's collection.
Owen Stephenson from Australia has a very nice private iron collection. He calls it "The Iron Age Collection". This is his logo he created.
Coleman blue speckled model 4-A iron made in Australia by the Coleman Quick-Lite Co. of Australia, under arrangements with the Coleman Lamp & Stove Company Ltd. of Canada.
Top view of Coleman blue speckled model 4-A iron made in Australia.
This large poster is in George Kyle's collection.
A blue non-speckled Coleman iron marked "Made in Australia". This iron resembles the solid blue irons in the above posters. This iron is not in my collection.
Coleman Quick-Lite Co. of Australia also made this Coleman "Glider" Pumpless Iron which is very similar to the Peerman iron made by C.J. Thomas & Sons. This iron is not in my collection.
Top view of Coleman's "Glider" Pumpless Iron.
Coleman "Glider" iron instructions.
Gloria Pumpless Iron made by the Gloria Light Company of Melbourne, Victoria around 1937. This model of Gloria irons came with either a black, green or yellow handle.
Top view of Gloria Pumpless Iron.
2 Gloria Pumpless Irons. This shows that they also came with a black tank. these irons are not in my collection.
2 other Gloria irons not in my collection.
Another Gloria iron not in my collection.
Gloria Pumpless Iron sheet.
Gloria Sad Iron from George Kyle's collection.
Other side view of Gloria Sad Iron.
Gloria iron dates from around the mid 1930's. This iron is in Geeorge Kyle's collection.
Other side of Gloria iron. This iron is in Owen Stephenson's collection.
Another Gloria iron from George Kyle's collection. Appears to be the same model iron as above but in a different color.
Other side view of George's Gloria iron.
Handi Works Pty. Ltd. of Brisbane, Queensland (later Salisbury, Queensland) made this older Handi iron which is believed to be their 1st iron model from around 1933. Handi was a large producer of petrol appliances and were in business from 1932 to around 1997. The iron info is on the label on the tank. This iron is not in my collection.
Another early model Handi Works Pumpless Iron. This iron is not in my collection.
A Handi Swift-Lite green enamel iron. The tank on this iron is much different than other Handi iron tanks. This iron is in George Kyle's collection.
Other side view of Handi Swift-Lite iron.
Handi Swift-Lite ad.
The Handi line.
Handi Pumpless Iron model 2 made by Handi Works in Brisbane, Queensland around 1951. This model of Handi irons came with either a red, blue, wood, green or black handle. This iron is in Iain Sedgman's collection.
Top view of Handi Pumpless Iron model 2.
Another Handi model 2 iron but this one has a blue handle and is also not in my collection.
Patent 103,930 for the Handi iron dated May 26, 1938.
Handi ad.
Imperial Brass iron. It has "Made in Australia" on the base of the handle. Note the notch in the lower left of the top plate . . . it is a wrench for removing the fuel valve.
Top view of Australian made Imperial Brass iron. The wrench notch is in the upper right of the top plate in this picture.
Ingnam green porcelain iron from George Kyle's collection. This iron also came in blue and ivory/cream.
Top view of Ingnam iron.
Blue Ingnam iron from George Kyle's collection.
Top view of Ingnam iron.
This pumpless petrol iron called The Doughty Pearl Iron was made by Doughty's Pearl Light Company of Melbourne, Victoria. Pearl Light Company was in business from around the mid 1930's to the mid 1950's. An ad for this iron states "To be used with white untreated petrol". These irons came with either a green, light blue, red or black handle. This iron is in Owen Stephenson's collection.
Top view of my Pearl Light iron showing a patent applied for date of Feb. 7, 1947.
Australian patent for the Pearl iron by Joseph Doughty dated February 28, 1949.
Other companies retailed the Pearl iron as their own. This probably explains why the Pearl iron is unbadged.
Another Pearl iron ad.
Same as the Pearl Light iron above but this one seems to be an all brass one. This is in Theo Vandenberk's collection.
Other side view of this all brass Pearl Light iron.
C.J. Thomas & Son of Melbourne, Victoria made this Peerman petrol iron model PI/46 around 1951.
Top view of Peerman model PI/46 iron.
Peerman iron model I 46 from Owen Stephenson's collection.
Other side of Owen's Perman iron.
Not entirely readable Peerman iron info.
March 14, 1950 patent by Alan Thomas of Melbourne for the Peerman iron.
Quirk's Victory Light Company of Melbourne, Victoria then Sydney, New South Wales 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 it appears that AGM was their supplier for some of these items. This iron is in George Kyle's collection.
Other side of Quirk's iron.
The Trump Pumpless Iron made by L.G. Dyson and Coy of Brisbane, Queensland. This iron has a bakelite right-handed thumb rest seen in the upper left of the picture. This iron was produced around 1950.
Top view of Trump Pumpless Iron
This iron picture was labeled as a Victory Iron. This iron is not in my collection.
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