Here they are starting from dimmest to brightest. The test was conducted in my shop which is a approximately 30ft X 30ft. Coleman Lantern travel trailers feature the first name in camping to help you get away from it all. Spacious floorplans and a long list of amenities will have you by the campfire before you know it.
If you have no previous knowledge of the lantern you are working with, or if you do not know how long it has been sitting, please perform each step. This will help you confirm that your lantern is safe to use, and that it functions coleman lantern as in should. If you need to make any repairs, I will provide links to other sections of this website. Coleman made this inverted lantern for military trial. A similar lantern was made by The Mantle Lamp Co. of America.
This ventilator is from an MF-125 in Russ Baldwin’s collection. The Coleman Quick-Lite 327 was sold from 1920 to 1924 from the Wichita (USA) plant with no date stamp. This lantern, in Ron Lenfield’s collection, includes the box and accessories. Although this lantern has a later style baffle plate, the usual baffle plate in this version is as in the lower image.
Model 228C has the same features as Model 220C above including a green painted brass fount, screw-on pump cap, and yellow lighting instruction decal. This lantern, dated B (July – Dec) 1946, is in John Stendahl’s collection. Coleman made this version of their L327 model for their Sunshine Products subsidiary circa 1929 based on a parts comparison to dated Quick-Lite lanterns. The baffle plate (lower image) is unplated steel rather than nickel plated brass and lacks Sunshine Products stamping. This lantern is date stamped 7 9 (September ’27), six months before the L220/L228 lanterns were introduced. It appears to be an early version of those first instant lighting models with the same burner and T88 generator.
The embossed ventilators date it to 1922 or later. But I was intrigued–and ready to check out some new camping gear. After a year of use, I found myself always grabbing the LED lantern when I needed light, and for many reasons. It is really just a big flashlight with an on off switch. You don’t need to find a propane tank, or look for a funnel and a gas can.
The Charles Beseler Co., New York, made this 237 projector lantern. It is unique among the three in having an attachment to show lantern slides (lower image) in addition to 35mm slides and film strips coleman canopy (upper image). The two attachments are mounted in the bottom of the case in front of the lantern for transport. Note the alcohol preheating can for the kerosene fueled 237 lantern in the images.
These lanterns, dated June ’59, are in Mike Rainey’s (left) & Dean DeGroff’s (right) collections. This Model 220D, in Deems Burton’s collection, is almost like new and is dated B ’48, which we think means it was made in July-Dec of that year. The black handled Coleman reflector, 220D790, fits 220C-F models. Note the two pegs in the bottom bracket of the reflector to engage the corresponding holes in the globe cage bottom for attachment. Coleman stamped Model 220C on the lanterns they made from 1944 until 1947.
The hard plastic carrying case has two sides that fold down so that the lantern can be easily packed for travel. Coleman made this model for their Sunshine Safety company (post 1923). It has many of the same parts as Quick-Lite Model L327.