These are just a few lanterns described as "RARE" in one or more
lantern guides. Do you have one in your attic???
 | This No. 8 Champion Railroad lantern was made by Archer Pancoast & Co. until 1868. Dietz & Smith continued to make the same lantern, calling it the No. 9 Champion Ship and Railroad lantern. |
| A rare Little Wizard? Yes, Dietz made relatively few Little Wizards in green. The green Wizards have a unique gray/green metallic paint and blue/green globe. |  |
 | This Convex Reflector was also made by Archer Pancoast & Co. and then by R. E. Dietz. Robert Dietz sold his 28 year old lantern business to buy Archer Pancoast from their receivers. He was keen on securing AP's rights to sell the new "Tubular" lantern. |
| Ferdinand and Bernard Meyrose made this lantern in the 1870s that works similar to the tubular patent. Dietz sued them, and several other companies for patent infringement. Note the tops of the tubes are open. |  |
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