Why You Need a Classic Coleman Lantern at the Campground

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Hold a match or lighter to the bottom and allow it (them) to burn completely. Remove the ventilator and globe, then spray the lantern with a household cleaner like Simple Green®. Remove as much dirt and dust as you can and remove the old mantle(s). 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.

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Make sure that the valve wheel is turned fully clockwise to the closed position. Rotate the pump handle counterclockwise one full turn, place your thumb over the hole in the end and give it a few pumps. If there is no resistance when pressing down on the pump, you will need to repair it before continuing. The construction of the above 228B built in May 1930 includes a swaged bail that will only fit in the key slot on the frame member when it is under the frame. As a result the bail will not detach from an assembled lantern. But I was intrigued–and ready to check out some new camping gear.

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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. Erb began collecting Coleman products more than 32 years ago. Remove the fuel filler cap and pour all the old fuel into an approved container for disposal.

This MF143 lantern is stamped Sunshine Safety Lamp Co. on the baffle plate and is a built-in pump version of Model MF125 above. The brackets in the middle portion of the ventilator center the mica globe (image above). The detents in the bail tabs (image below) hold the bail upright.