The design of vintage hurricane lanterns is irresistible, but burning kerosene in the lamps indoors just isn't feasible. I restored this lantern to run an Edison filament style bulb using the fuel cap as the dial to operate the dimmer switch. My main goal was to complete the integration of the electric bulb so that the lamp could be converted back to oil as well as having all of the electrical components hidden.
Routing cables through the arms of the lantern was extremely difficult due to the initial design of the lamp. Though there were pre-existing holes and access points to the arms, they were small and had very sharp edges due to the very thin gauge steel used in construction. For the next lantern, I will route the cables through the side of the lamp for safety and simplicity. The Edison style bulb could not have been any larger or it would not have been installable inside the glass chimney. A shorter, Edison-style bulb would be better. This lamp found it's home, very appropriately, in a turn of the century cabin near Castle Danger, MN on the north shore of Lake Superior where it once again can provide comfort and solace to those unfortunate souls stuck in the midst of a Nor'easter.
