Candle Lantern: Safely use in a tent? How to clean?

[Patrick Corry]

This is my candle lantern, owned originally by my great grandfather. It's got a thin metal/soldered seam case with a dedicated tube internally for a slender candle. It's about the size of a cigar case. The glass panes hinge on all four sides, and the top and bottom interlock with tiny folded upper and lower edges of the panes to create a tightly fitted, secure closed lantern with a slide bolt closure. Ingenious. Shown here on a canoe seat I'm currently caning for a restoration. It's not outrageously heavy, and I regularly carried the lantern when I was young and strong. I only used it when leanto camping in the Adirondacks. It's certainly viable still for canoe tripping, but I doubt I would use it in my tent!

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

This is my candle lantern, owned originally by my great grandfather. It's got a thin metal/soldered seam case with a dedicated tube internally for a slender candle. It's about the size of a cigar case. The glass panes hinge on all four sides, and the top and bottom interlock with tiny folded upper and lower edges of the panes to create a tightly fitted, secure closed lantern with a slide bolt closure. Ingenious. Shown here on a canoe seat I'm currently caning for a restoration. It's not outrageously heavy, and I regularly carried the lantern when I was young and strong. I only used it when leanto camping in the Adirondacks. It's certainly viable still for canoe tripping, but I doubt I would use it in my tent!
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Patrick, that's an interesting piece of equipment and surely a valued family heirloom.

Pictured on nice canoe seats. Is that real or artificial cane?

It's about the size of a cigar case.

I was a Camel guy. Know nothing about cigars or their cases. Is it bigger than a Steve Allen bread box? (What's My Line - 1953)

 

[Patrick Corry]

Haha, I also smoked unfiltered Camels! Until I wised up and got healthier. The seat is a mahogany frame and real cane in the 7 step method. The last step (7th) is the binder cane around the perimeter. The case is probably 3/4" x 4"x6". That's a pair of Ash seats in the background.