Scout/Sport: Tooling for the Dietz Eureka Driving Lantern was used to produce the Dietz Scout, which was first introduced in late 1920, (not earlier as the 1904 and 1914 patents might suggest.) The Scout has at least two variations, both are somewhat rare. The oldest and rarest has a brass model name tag soldered to the oil tank. The more common version has "Dietz Scout" and patent information stamped into the crown, (top.) The Scout was replaced by the "Sport" in 1923, and produced until about 1944. The Sport was almost identical to the Scout, but had changes in the manufacturing process that eliminated some soldering, thus reducing the cost of manufacture. The predecessor to both the Scout and Sport lanterns was the Dietz "Boy," (introduced in 1879,) which was a similar lantern that used the same size globe excepting that it had retainer grooves to keep the crown in place. The "Boy" was discontinued in 1908, and left a void only partially filled by the larger "U.S. Tin" model dead-flame lantern that was produced from 1913 to 1918-1919, prompting the development of the "Scout" after World War 1. Dietz marketed the successor lanterns as the "Boy Scout" and "Boy Sport" even though the lanterns were not stamped with the word "Boy." Scout lanterns are only listed as being made of unpainted bright tin, while the Sport model was listed as available in solid brass as well. Brass models of either model are very rare. Solid color globes for the Scout and Sport lanterns were only made in limited numbers, and are now very rare. The globe on the Scout and Sport lanterns is removed by squeezing the vertical globe guard wires which allows the top to tilt back so that the globe can be lifted out.
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