Feuerhand German Quality since 1893

The starting point of the Feuerhand lantern can be found in the Saxon Ore Mountains in Beierfeld. There Hermann Nier operated a plumbing workshop in the 1870s and built lanterns, among other things. With increasing industrialization, the workshops were replaced by factories that manufactured their products using machines - such as in Beierfeld, which was known for its metalworking. The brothers Hermann and Ernst Nier founded a production plant for storm lanterns there in 1893.

Five years after its founding, the Frankonia company, Albert Frank Metallwaren, was taken over and the Nier brothers became managers. Due to disagreements with Frankonia, Hermann Nier finally made his own storm lantern factory "Hermann Nier Feuerhandwerk" independent in 1902. In the same year he registered the Reich patent for the production of lanterns by folding and punching technology with dipping and without manual soldering.

In 1914 the trademark "Feuerhand" was registered as German Reichs-Utility Model (DRGM) for all products, and in 1920 the brand was supplemented with the round Feuerhand emblem. Finally, in 1926 in the US, the applications of patents and the trademark "Firehand" followed. Then, in 1933, production of the well-known small storm lanterns - the Baby series - began with refractory borosilicate glasses from Schott from Jena.

Between 1918 and 1938 Nier Feuerhand became the world's largest manufacturer of storm lanterns. During this period, several applications for new patents were made, including the improvement of the burner and the development of a wind screen, the so-called storm hood. With the onset of World War II, the world market collapsed, causing production to decline. Like many factories, Nier Feuerhand eventually took over military production.

After the war, the Nier family was expropriated, the machines were dismantled and taken to the Soviet Union. The family fled west to the Westphalian Lüdenscheid and built a small series production there, which was moved to the Schleswig-Holstein Hohenlockstedt in 1949. In Beierfeld, both the buildings and the original design drawings were taken over by the state-owned company Metallwaren (short VEB MEWA). The brand name "Feuerhand" still belonged to the Nier family, so the existing trademark "BAT" was used for production in the GDR. This production lasted until 1990.

Since 1989, the cold air lantern Feuerhand Baby Special 276 has been produced as the only model. The world-famous brand and production of storm lanterns now look back on more than a hundred years of tradition.

Feuerhand has been part of the Petromax group since autumn 2014. The Feuerhand Baby Special 276 is galvanized and available in different colors. It is still produced in Hohenlockstedt and proudly bears the title "Made in Germany"

This storm lantern is the classic of classics German TOP quality since 1893. The one and only heavily galvanized and stainless steel storm lantern. There is a quality difference between the "normal" storm lanterns and the Feuerhand storm lanterns, which are still made in Germany according to tradition and high quality standards.

The Feuerhand oil lamp is of high quality, made of high-quality materials, guaranteed leak-free, excellent performance and good light output. A durable top quality oil lamp with a burning time of at least 20 hours with a full tank, even with a strong wind.

This Feuerhand lamp is also used in the army, partly due to the unbreakable glass, the long burning time and the good light. Also suitable for other tough outdoor conditions, for camping, on the boat, during the BBQ or simply in the garden or on the terrace. Feurhand Lampe Made in Germany since 1893! Height 26cm without handle, 0.34 liters. The lamp complies with the latest standard 14509: 2002.

Specifications:

• Tank volume: 0.34 liters
• Burning time: approx. 20 hours (hours)
• Colour: Zinc
• Material: steel, powder coated
• W x H x D (in cm): 15 x 26.5 x 13.5
• W x H x D with packaging (in cm): 14.5 x 28 x 14.5
• Weight (in g): 530
• Weight with packaging (in g): 640