The Aladdin American Classic is an updated white glass shelf lamp that was Aladdin's entry level glass lamp for 10 years.  It provided Aladdin with a fresh new look that went well with modern Americana furnishings.

The lack of a fill cap has long been considered a safety feature in the kerosene lamp industry. It evidently was not uncommon for people to attempt to refill a kerosene lamp while it was still burning.  This often resulted in the predictable fire.  Eliminating the separate fill cap made sure that a lamp was not refilled until the flame was extinguished and the burner was cool enough to hold.  Aladdin and other lamp manufacturers manufactured lamps without fill caps off and since the early 1940's.

Aladdin retail dealers had become few in number and many stocked few if any replacement parts.  Aladdin affixed this sticker to the bottom of some if not all American Classic lamps.

Here is a close up of the three flower version of the daisy and wheat decals applied to the American Classic lamp. 

Aladdin first started applying decals to white glass lamps in the 1940's.  Cleaning should be done carefully with water only or with a dish washing detergent so as not to damage the decal.

This is the four flower version of the daisy and wheat decal.

Photo courtesy of Steve Fowler

A limited edition version of the Aladdin American Classic lamp was made for Eddie Bauer stores.  It was identical to the standard version except that it had a flying goose decal instead of the flower decal.

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