Aladdin Industries
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Aladdin Industries is a vendor of lunchboxes, kerosene lamps, stoves and thermal food storage containers. It evolved from the Western Lighting Company, founded in 1907 by Victor S. Johnson, Sr.
and incorporated in 1908 as the Mantle Lamp Company. Aladdin Industries was created as a subsidiary of Mantle Lamp Company in 1914, specifically to manufacture vacuum bottles
. The company was further diversified under former president Johnson's leadership. It was the maker of the first character lunchbox, using images of Hopalong Cassidy
, in 1933.
Aladdin is now a brand of privately-held Pacific Market International (PMI), and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington
, with offices in Europe, Asia and Australia. Aladdin Industries, LLC, produced its last thermal products in Nashville, Tennessee
in July 2002, closing its factory on Murfreesboro Road after Pacific Market International purchased it. As of 2009, they still sell vacuum flasks and other thermal products manufactured under contract with the Aladdin name.
Victor S. Johnson, Sr.
Victor Samuel Johnson, Sr. was an American businessman who founded Aladdin Industries, best known as manufacturers of kerosene mantle lamps....
and incorporated in 1908 as the Mantle Lamp Company. Aladdin Industries was created as a subsidiary of Mantle Lamp Company in 1914, specifically to manufacture vacuum bottles
Vacuum flask
A vacuum flask is an insulating storage vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than its surroundings. Invented by Sir James Dewar in 1892, the vacuum flask consists of two flasks, placed one within the other and joined at the neck...
. The company was further diversified under former president Johnson's leadership. It was the maker of the first character lunchbox, using images of Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of popular short stories and twenty-eight novels based on the character....
, in 1933.
Aladdin is now a brand of privately-held Pacific Market International (PMI), and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, with offices in Europe, Asia and Australia. Aladdin Industries, LLC, produced its last thermal products in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in July 2002, closing its factory on Murfreesboro Road after Pacific Market International purchased it. As of 2009, they still sell vacuum flasks and other thermal products manufactured under contract with the Aladdin name.
External links
- Aladdin - Official Site (company info, online store, free artwork)
- Aladdin Industries from The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
- A History of Aladdin Lamps — TeriAnn's Guide to Aladdin Mantle Lamps