Paraffin / Kerosene Lantern Globe Sizes.
Replacement glass dimensions for common Hurricane / Storm lanterns
Every manufacturer has their own supplier for the globes they fit to their own lanterns. There will inevitably be variations but most modern lanterns have a “Short” profile globe and these five sizes are the most common.
As many of these globes were designed in the days when Imperial measurements were common I will give those approximate dimensions first ( Which will please our American cousins ) but for precision, and the rest of the world, I will include the Metric sizes as well. The measurements are made from globes in my collection and may not precisely match the industry standard sizes but they should be close.
There are no standardised names for these sizes in the industry so this is the nomenclature that I use.
Large Short (LS)
Height: 4 9/16“ or 117mm
Internal base: 2 7/8” or 75mm
External base: 3 7/16“ or 83mm
Internal top: 3 3/4” or 95mm
External top: 4” or 102mm
Fits: Chalwyn Tempest, Veritas Odin, Bat 450, Dietz D-lite 90
Medium Large Short (MLS)
Height: 4” or 102mm
Internal base: 2 1/2” or 63mm
External base: 2 13/16” or 71mm
Internal top: 2 7/8” or 75mm
External top: 3 3/16” or 81mm
Fits: AGL ?, Dietz Little Wizard 30
Medium Short (MS)
Height: 3 15/32” or 88mm
Internal base: 2 3/16” or 54mm
External base: 2 5/16” or 59mm
Internal top: 2 3/8” or 61mm
External top: 2 9/16” or 65mm
(This is the most common size.)
Fits: Feuerhand 275, Chalwyn Tropic, Dietz Original 76, Meva 263 etc.
Medium Small Short (MSS)
Height: 2 15/16” or 74mm
Internal base: 2 1/16” or 52mm
External base: 2 1/4” or 57mm
Internal top: 2 3/16” or 55mm
External top: 2 3/8” or 60mm
Fits Dietz Comet 50
Small Short (SS)
Height: 2 5/16” or 59mm
Internal base: 1 13/16“ or 45.5mm
External base: 1 15/16“ or 48.5mm
Internal top: 1 7/8“ or 47mm
External top: 2” or 50mm
Fits Kwang Hwa, Everbright etc.
Older lanterns and a few still in production may have “Tall” profile globes. Early ones can vary widely but in the early part of the twentieth century there was a move towards standard sizing and after that date most fall into these two sizes.
Large Tall (LT)
Height: 6 1/2“ or 166mm
Internal base: 3 1/16“ or 80mm
External base: 3 7/16“ or 87mm
Internal top: 2 5/8” or 66mm
External top: 2 13/16” or 72mm
Fits a variety of hot blast and some older cold blast lanterns such as the GSW Beacon.
Small Tall (ST)
Height: 5 1/5” or 140mm
Internal base: 2 7/16” or 61mm
External base: 2 13/16” or 71mm
Internal top: 2 1/8” or 55mm
External top: 2 7/16” or 61mm
Fits Chalwyn Far East, Meva 265, Dietz Junior 20 etc.
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