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Simmons Pioneer Spade Mount LSide.JPG - SIMMONS PIONEER WITH SPADE MOUNT - Early brass Pioneer lamp by John Simmons Co., top marked S in diamond trade mark, PAT. DEC 17, 1901, BALDWIN PAT. MAR 11, 1913, OTHERS PENDING, with simple Baldwin-style nonadjustable raking wire water feed, spade mount, and large 3 1/8 in. dia. reflector without a sparker assembly (This early Pioneer lamp is noticeably different than the other Pioneer lamps on my site. As noted elsewhere, Baldwin and Simmons parted in 1913, Baldwin to pursue the Zar lamp development noted elsewhere in the cap lamp photos and Simmons to continue to market both Baldwin and Simmons-branded lamps. The Simmons Co. manufactured its own cap and superintendent lamps marked with the distinctive raised S in a diamond trade mark. Of note is the Pioneer lamp shown here that was heavily advertised by Simmons around 1917. This is one of the earliest Pioneers with the simple Baldwin-style nonadjustable raking wire water feed and a robust spade mount. The reflector is different as well being quite large at 3 1/8 in. dia and without a sparker assembly. The patent dates marked on these lamps are for patent #688,926 awarded to A. L. Buffington on Dec. 17, 1901 for an acetylene bicycle lamp with burner and reflector on the same axis and design patent #13,542 awarded to Baldwin on Mar. 11, 1913 for an acetylene generating lamp. There is no evidence that any of these lamps were actually stamped with the Pioneer name. These lamps were among the last lamps marketed by Simmons as the company merged with the Dewar Co. in the 1919-20 timeframe. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light Book, 394-411)

Simmons Pioneer Spade Mount LSide | SIMMONS PIONEER WITH SPADE MOUNT - Early brass Pioneer lamp by John Simmons Co., top marked S in diamond trade mark, PAT. DEC 17, 1901, BALDWIN PAT. MAR 11, 1913, OTHERS PENDING, with simple Baldwin-style nonadjustable raking wire water feed, spade mount, and large 3 1/8 in. dia. reflector without a sparker assembly (This early Pioneer lamp is noticeably different than the other Pioneer lamps on my site. As noted elsewhere, Baldwin and Simmons parted in 1913, Baldwin to pursue the Zar lamp development noted elsewhere in the cap lamp photos and Simmons to continue to market both Baldwin and Simmons-branded lamps. The Simmons Co. manufactured its own cap and superintendent lamps marked with the distinctive raised S in a diamond trade mark. Of note is the Pioneer lamp shown here that was heavily advertised by Simmons around 1917. This is one of the earliest Pioneers with the simple Baldwin-style nonadjustable raking wire water feed and a robust spade mount. The reflector is different as well being quite large at 3 1/8 in. dia and without a sparker assembly. The patent dates marked on these lamps are for patent #688,926 awarded to A. L. Buffington on Dec. 17, 1901 for an acetylene bicycle lamp with burner and reflector on the same axis and design patent #13,542 awarded to Baldwin on Mar. 11, 1913 for an acetylene generating lamp. There is no evidence that any of these lamps were actually stamped with the Pioneer name. These lamps were among the last lamps marketed by Simmons as the company merged with the Dewar Co. in the 1919-20 timeframe. See Pohs, Miner's Flame Light Book, 394-411)

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