Handlan

Below are markings on Handlan 2000 and 2500 lanterns.

Last updated 2/25/22

F   Marked on Font

G   Marked above globe

T   Tag applied to lantern

U   Under bottom of Font

Lantern Model

Special Markings

 

Lantern Color

2000

2000 INC ST. LOUIS USA  MODEL NO. 2000

F

Red

2000

ADAMS COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT

F

Silver

2000

ALEX ROBERTSON CO.

F

Green

2000

ALTON WATER CO    (tag attached to font)

F

Yellow

2000

ARK. LA. GAS CO.

F

Silver

2000

ARLINGTON GAS LIGHT CO.

F

Yellow

2000

ATLANTA GAS LIGHT CO.

F

Silver

2000

AUSTIN ENGINEERING DEPT.

F

Green

2000

B.U.G. CO.

G

Red

2000

BALTIMORE TRANSIT COMPANY

F

Light Yellow, Red

2000

BLYTRE BROS CO  CHARLOTTE N.C.

F

Black

2000

BOSTON CONSOLIDATED GAS

F

Yellow

2000

BRAINTREE SEWER DEPT

F

Black

2000

BROCKTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY

F

Green

2000

BROOKLYN UNION GAS CO.

G

Red

2000

BUREAU OF SANITATION

F

Orange

2000

BUREAU OF SANITATION

G

Orange, Yellow

2000

BUREAU OF WATER  ERIE PENNA.

F

Black

2000

C M S T P & P

G

Red

2000

CHEYENNE WATER & SEWER DEPT.

F

Red

2000

CHEYENNE WATER DEPARTMENT

F

Red

2000

CHEYENNE WATER DEPT.

F

Red

2000

CITBY OF BUREAU WATER

G

Yellow

2000

CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS

F

Silver

2000

CITY OF BILLINGS STREET DEPT.

F

Silver

2000

CITY OF CHARLOTTE, N.C.

F

Red

2000

CITY OF CHEYENNE

F

Red

2000

CITY OF CHEYENNE WATER DEPT.

F

Red

2000

CITY OF EIRE BUREAU OF WATER

G

Orange

2000

CITY OF ERIE BUREAU OF WATER

F

Orange, Red

2000

CITY OF ERIE BUREAU OF WATER

G

Red

2000

CITY OF IDAHO FALLS

F

Silver

2000

CITY OF LOGAN SEWER DEPARTMENT

F

Red

2000

CITY OF LOUISVILLE

G

Red

2000

CITY OF MANCHESTER N H  HIWAY DEPT.

F

Silver

2000

CITY OF MARLBOROUGH ST DEPT

F

Tinned

2000

CITY OF MARLBOROUGH STREET DEPT

F

Red

2000

CITY OF MARLBOROUGH WATER & SEWERAGE DEPT

F

Red

2000

CITY OF MELROSE MASS

F

Black

2000

CITY OF NEWTON WATER DEPT.

F

Red, Yellow

2000

CITY OF OAKLAND CAL.

F

Yellow

2000

CITY OF OIL CITY

F

Black

2000

CITY OF OIL CITY STREET DEPT.

F

Red

2000

CITY OF RIVERSIDE

F

Red

2000

CITY OF RIVERSIDE CAL

G

Red

2000

CITY OF ROCKFORD SEWER

F

 

2000

CITY OF SEATTLE WATER DEPT

G

Blue

2000

CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK DEPT

F

Red

2000

CITY OF ST. L.

F

Silver

2000

CITY OF ST. LOUIS LIGHTING

G

Red

2000

CITY OF ST. LOUIS SEWER DIV.

F

Black

2000

CITY OF ST. LOUIS SEWER DIVN

F

Red

2000

CITY OF ST. LOUIS STREET MAINT.

G

Black

2000

CITY OF STOCKTON STREET DEPT.

F

Silver

2000

CITY OF VANCOUVER

F

Orange

2000

CITY OF VANCOUVER

G

Red

2000

CITY OF VICTORIA

G

Red

2000

CITY OF WHITTIER

F

Red

2000

CITY PUBLIC SERVICE

G

Black

2000

CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BD

G

Silver

2000

CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

G

Silver

2000

CITY PUBLIC SERVICE CO.

G

Silver

2000

COLUMBUS GAS & FUEL CO.

F

Red

2000

CONSOLIDATED EDISON SYSTEM

F

Red

2000

CONSOLIDATED EDISON SYSTEM

G

Red

2000

COUNTY OF SUSSEX

F

Red

2000

D W & P

G

Silver

2000

D  P  &  L   CO

G

Silver

2000

D. P. & L.

G

Silver

2000

D. W. P.

?

Tinned

2000

DANVERS WATERWORKS

F

Red

2000

DEL POWER & LIGHT CO

F

Silver

2000

DEPT OF HIWAYS MANCHESTER NH

B

Black

2000

DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS  SANTA MONICA

F

Silver

2000

ELIZABETHTOWN CO.

G

Blue

2000

ELIZABETHTOWN CONSOL GAS CO

G

Black, Blue

2000

ERIE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT.

F

Yellow

2000

FITCHBURG WATER WORKS

F

Red

2000

GAS COMPANY

G

Silver

2000

GEORGE B. HERRING & SON, MANSFIELD

F

Red

2000

HAMILTON CO, SANITARY ENGRNG DEPT.

F

Black

2000

HOOD CONST. CO.

G

Yellow

2000

I P & L CO.

G

Silver

2000

I.H.D.

G

Gray, Orange, Red

2000

ILL POWER CO

F

Red

2000

ILL POWER CO

G

Red

2000

ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY

F

Red

2000

INDIANA GAS & WATER CO INC

F

Black

2000

INMAN PLUMBING & HEATING

F

Red

2000

J B BERTRAND INC  DENVER COLO

F

Silver

2000

J R CULLIMANE & SON  NO. 2000  C-O CO

F

Natural

2000

KELLER TRACTOR & EQUIP CO.  DETROIT GRAND RAPIDS

F

Silver

2000

KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO.

F

Silver

2000

L.G. & E.

G

Silver

2000

L.G. & E. CO.

F

Silver

2000

L.G. & E. CO.

G

Silver, Red

2000

L.G. ARNOLD INC.  EAU CLAIRE, WI. NO.2000 CO-CO

F

Yellow

2000

LONE STAR GAS CO. DALLAS

F

Red/Black

2000

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

F

Yellow

2000

LYNN STREET DEPT.

F

Red

2000

MADISON CO. HIGHWAY DEPT. N.Y.

F

Yellow

2000

MARLBOROUGH WATER & SEWERAGE DEPT

F

Red

2000

MET ST L SEWER DIST.

G

Red

2000

METRO UTL DIST

F

Silver

2000

METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT

G

Blue, Silver

2000

MISSOURI POWER AND LIGHT CO.

F

Gray

2000

MO P&L CO

G

Silver, Tinned

2000

MODERN P & H CO

G

Red

2000

MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO.

F

Gray

2000

MPI CO.

G

Red

2000

MPL CO

G

Natural, Red

2000

N S P C

G

Blue/White, Red

2000

N.S.P. CO.

G

Orange, Red, Silver

2000

NEW HAVEN WATER CO.

F

Red

2000

NEW HAVEN WATER DEPT.

F

Red

2000

NEW YORK STEAM CORP

F

Red

2000

NO 2000 C–O CO

F

Red

2000

NO 2000 SOLD BY CUNNINGHAM-ORTMAYER CO

F

Red

2000

NORTHWESTERN OHIO NAT GAS CO

F

Black

2000

NORTHWESTERN OHIO NATURAL GAS CO.

F

Red

2000

OHIO FUEL GAS CO.

F

Gray, Red

2000

OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC  FORT WORTH, ARK.

F

Red

2000

OKLAHOMA RAILWAY

F

Red, Yellow

2000

ORANGE WATER DEPT

F

Red

2000

PITTSBURG RAILWAYS CO.

F

Silver

2000

POLICE  CITY OF READING PA

F

Tinned

2000

PROP CITY OF PORTLAND

G

Blue

2000

PROP ELIZTWN CONS GAS CO

F

Black

2000

PROP L S GAS CO

G

Red/Black

2000

PROP MET SEWER DIST

G

Red

2000

PROP OF GAS CO

G

Silver

2000

PROP OF LS GAS CO

G

Red

2000

PROP ST L WATER DIVN

G

Yellow

2000

PROP. B.C. ELECTRIC

G

Tinned

2000

PROP. OF CITY OF PORTLAND

G

Black, Blue, Red, Yellow

2000

PROP. OF CT & ES CO.

F

Silver

2000

PROP. OF CT & ES CO.

G

Silver

2000

PROP. OF LONE STAR GAS CO.

G

Red/Black

2000

PROP. OF LSG CO.

G

Red, Red/Black

2000

PROP. OF ST. LOUIS WATER DIVN

G

Yellow

2000

PROP. OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND

G

Red, Blue

2000

PROP. OF WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO.

F

Gray

2000

PROPERTY CITY OF VICTORIA

G

Black

2000

PROPERTY OF BELL SYSTEM

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF BILLINGS MONTANA STR DEPT

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF BURLINGTON ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPT.

F

Black

2000

PROPERTY OF CAPITAL TRANSIT CO.

F

Yellow

2000

PROPERTY OF CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT

F

Yellow

2000

PROPERTY OF CITY OF CHEYENNE  STR & ALLEY DEPT

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF CITY OF JACKSONVILLE

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF CITY OF LITTLE ROCK ARK

F

Black

2000

PROPERTY OF CITY OF MANCHESTER NH  HIWAY DEPT

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF CITY OF MIDDLETON STREET DEPT.

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF CITY OF PORTLAND

G

Blue, Red

2000

PROPERTY OF CITY OF QUINCY

F

Blue, Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF CITY OF QUINCY WATER DEPT.

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF CITY OF QUINCY WPA

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF CITY OF VANCOUVER

G

Orange, Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF COLORADO SPRINGS SEWER DEPT.

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO.  NY

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF CORSON AND GRUMAN  WASH. D.C.

F

Black

2000

PROPERTY OF CORTLAND WATER BOARD CORTLAND, N.Y.

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF DALLAS GAS CO.

F

Black

2000

PROPERTY OF DENVER WATER DEPT.

F

Green

2000

PROPERTY OF ELIZABETHTOWN CONS. GAS CO.

F

Blue

2000

PROPERTY OF ELIZABETHTOWN CONSOLIDATED GAS CO

F

Black

2000

PROPERTY OF ERIE WATER DEPT  ERIE PA

F

Yellow

2000

PROPERTY OF GAS COMPANY

F

Brass, Red

2000

PROPERTY OF HOLYOKE C & E ELECTRIC STA

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF ILLINOIS DIV OF HIGHWAYS

F

Yellow

2000

PROPERTY OF J A UTLEY

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF KNOX COUNTY ENGINEER

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF L.G. & E.

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF L.G. & E. CO.

G

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF L.S.G. CO.

G

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF LONE STAR GAS

F

Black

2000

PROPERTY OF LONE STAR GAS CO.

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF LONE STAR GAS CO.  DALLAS

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF METRO UTL. DIST.

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF MONSANTO CHEMICAL COMPANY

 

 

2000

PROPERTY OF MUNICIPAL GAS CO.

F

Gray

2000

PROPERTY OF NEW BEDFORD GAS & EDISON LIGHT CO

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF NEW LONDON DPW

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF NEW MEXICO CONSTR CO

F

Blue

2000

PROPERTY OF P E P CO

F

Green

2000

PROPERTY OF QUINCY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF SEATLE WATER DEPT.

G

Blue

2000

PROPERTY OF SOUTHERN COUNTIES GAS CO

F

Gray

2000

PROPERTY OF ST. LOUIS CO HIGHWAY DEPT

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF ST. LOUIS POLICE DEPT.

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF ST. LOUIS WATER DIVISION

 

Orange, Yellow

2000

PROPERTY OF STATE OF WASHINGTON HIGHWAY DEPT.

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF TED OLSON CO  NY

F

White

2000

PROPERTY OF TEXAS CITIES GAS CO

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF THE BELL-SYSTEM

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF ATHENS

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE  NO 2000 C O C O

F

Yellow

2000

PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND

G

Blue

2000

PROPERTY OF THE WESTCHESTER LIGHTING CO.

F

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF UE CO OF MO

G

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF UNION ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO

F

Tinned

2000

PROPERTY OF VANCOUVER

G

Red

2000

PROPERTY OF VILLAGE OF HAMILTON

F

Silver

2000

PROPERTY OF WASHINGTON GASLIGHT CO.

F

Rusty

2000

PROPERTY OF WASHINGTON HIGHWAY DEPT

F

Orange

2000

PROPERTY OF WATER & LIGHT DEPT  KANSAS CITY  KANSAS

F

Red

2000

S & W BD

G

Yellow

2000

SA PUBLIC SERVICE CO.

F

Red

2000

SNOHOMISH CO WASH  RD NO. 1

F

Yellow

2000

SO  CALIF  GAS  CO

F

Yellow

2000

SO.  CAL.  GAS  CO.

F

Yellow

2000

SO.  CAL.  GAS  CO.

G

Yellow

2000

SOLD  BY R. BALDWIN MYERS, BALTIMORE

F

Orange

2000

SOLD BY CUNNINGHAM – ORTMAYER CO.

F

Red

2000

SOLD BY CUNNINGHAM-ORTMAYER CO NO 2000

F

Red

2000

SOLD BY EDW. R. BACON CO.  SAN FRANCISCO

F

Red

2000

SOLD BY EDWARD BACON CO.  SAN FRANCISCO

F

Red

2000

SOLD BY FUCH'S EQUIPMENT CO. OMAHA

F

Black

2000

SOLD BY FULTON  MEHRING & HAUSER CO.

F

Silver

2000

SOLD BY HERBERT GALLAGHER  NEWTON MASS

F

Red, Yellow

2000

SOLD BY: KERN LIMERICK INC.

F

Red

2000

SOLD TO SEELY  EATONTOWN NJ

F

Black

2000

SOUTHERN CALIF GAS CO.

F

Yellow

2000

ST L PS CO

F

Tinned

2000

ST L PS CO

G

Red

2000

ST. L. WATER DIVN.

G

Red

2000

ST. LOUIS COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT.

F

Natural

2000

ST. LOUIS STR MAINT

G

Green

2000

ST. LOUIS WATER DISTRICT

G

Yellow

2000

ST. LOUIS WATER DIV

F

Yellow

2000

ST. LOUIS WATER DIVN

G

Yellow

2000

STATE OF WA HWY DEPT

F

Yellow

2000

STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS

F

Orange

2000

STATE OF WASHINGTON HIGHWAY DEPT.

F

Orange

2000

STIPS CO

G

Silver

2000

STLPSCO

F

Tinned

2000

STOLEN FORM L G CO.

F

Red

2000

STOLEN FROM CITY OF CHICAGO WATER PIPE EXT

F

Red, Yellow

2000

STOLEN FROM COUNTY OF KERN ROAD DIST. NO.1

F

Tinned

2000

STOLEN FROM DINWIDDIE CONST CO  SAN FRANCISCO

F

Silver

2000

STOLEN FROM L.G.  CO.

F

Red

2000

STOLEN FROM L.G.  CO.

G

Red

2000

STOLEN FROM LACLEDE GAS LIGHT CO

F

Red

2000

STOLEN FROM LGL CO

F

Red

2000

STOLEN FROM LOS ANGELES RAILWAY CORP

F

Tinned

2000

STOLEN FROM LOS ANGELES RY CORP

F

Yellow

2000

STOLEN FROM LOUISVILLE WATER CO.

F

Black

2000

STOLEN FROM MARLIN & REILLYCONST. CO.

F

Silver

2000

STOLEN FROM MINNEAPOLIS GAS LIGHT CO

F

Red

2000

STOLEN FROM NEBR. WPA AREA 11

F

Silver

2000

STOLEN FROM NOPS INC

F

Black

2000

STOLEN FROM THE CITY OF CHICAGO WATER PIPE EXT.

F

Gray, Yellow

2000

STREET DEPARTMENT

G

Red

2000

STREET DEPT  CITY OF BILLINGS MONT

F

Silver

2000

T M E R &T CO

F

Yellow

2000

T.M.R.R.&.T. CO.  W & S DEPT.

F

Yellow

2000

TEXAS PUBLIC SERVICE CO  AUSTIN

F

Red

2000

THE BALTIMORE TRANSIT CO.

F

Orange, Yellow

2000

THE BUREAU OF WATER  CITY OF ERIE PA.

 

Silver

2000

THE OHIO FUEL GAS CO.

F

Red

2000

TOWN OF BROOKLINE WATER DEPT

F

Silver

2000

TOWN OF CHARLOTTE NEW YORK

F

Black

2000

TOWN OF NEWBERG, N.Y.

G

Rusty

2000

TOWN OF OLIVE NY

F

Tinned

2000

TOWN OF PALMER HIGHWAY DEPT

F

Red

2000

TOWN OF PAWTUKET

F

Silver

2000

TOWN OF POESTENKILL NY

F

Tinned

2000

TOWN OF RYE  NY

F

Silver

2000

TOWN OF WAPPINGER

F

Black, Red

2000

TOWNSHIP OF HILLSIDE

G

Blue

2000

U E CO

T

Silver

2000

U.E. CO.

F

Silver

2000

U.E. CO.

G

Blue, Tinned

2000

U.E. CO. OF MO.

F

Black

2000

U.E. CO. OF MO.

G

Silver

2000

U.S.  W.P.A.

G

Rusty

2000

UE OF MO

G

Black, Red, Silver

2000

UNION ELEC CO

G

Silver

2000

UNITED RAILWAYS AND ELECTRIC

F

Yellow

2000

USA  WPA

G

Silver

2000

VA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

F

Black

2000

VA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

G

Red, Silver

2000

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT

G

Red

2000

WABASH

G

Red

2000

WAPWD

G

Red

2000

WASHINGTON STATE HIWAY DEPT.

F

Yellow

2500

I H D

G

Orange

2500

ILL HWY DEPT

G

Orange

2500

MOUND CITY FORWARDING CO.

T

Red

2000 (large font)

SO.  CAL.  GAS  CO.

G

Green, Yellow

2000 (supertanker)

C & E I

G

Silver

2000 (supertanker)

SEATTLE ENG. DEPT.

G

Orange

2000 Bellbottom

ALEX ROBERTSON CO

U

Green

2000 Bellbottom

BADGER CONST CO

U

Orange

2000 Bellbottom

BEAVER CONSTRUCTION CO.

F

Orange

2000 Bellbottom

ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY

F

Red

2000 Bellbottom

L.G. CO.

G

Red

2000 Bellbottom

PROP OF BOB BOSNYAK

U

Orange

2000 Bellbottom

PROP WESTATES ELEC. CONST. CO

U

Yellow

2000 Bellbottom

PROPERTY OF GAS CO

U

Black

2000 Bellbottom

PROPERTY OF GRIFFITH CO

U

Red

39 ?

LGL CO

G

Silver

39 ?

PD NYC

G

Red, Silver

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