The pump lacks an air tube and positive shut-off as found on almost all Coleman models. This lantern, in Dean DeGroff’s collection, was restored by Fred Kuntz. Coleman made hundreds of Arc lantern Model H 416 from 1922 – 1925 (Strong – Shipping Records). This lantern was restored by Steve Retherford for Mike Coon, whose collection this is in. We believe this lantern is a Model 221, a kerosene fueled version of their Model 220 above (McRae).
This will clear dirt and insect nests out of the tubes. Model L227 is a Quick-Lite model with a wide ventilator. This version, in Dwayne Hanson’s collection, is the most well known with a flat capture nut to hold the ventilator and several indentations coleman sleeping bag in the ventilator (right). The first pumps on Quick-Lite lanterns were “built-on” rather than “built into” the founts. This L427 lantern, in John Stendahl’s collection, is date stamped May, 1925, and has the pump top with the rounded handle.
In 1900, William Coffin Coleman was selling high pressure gasoline fueled lamps. These lamps, notably ‘The Efficient’ Pendant Arc lamp No. 6, were manufactured by Irby & Gilliland in Memphis, Tennessee. This L427 Quick-Lite was also made for the US Forest Service but has USFS stippled into the fount guided by a stencil rather than embossed (lower image).
They provide bright light that helps you see in the dark. You can use them to light working space while preparing food or assembling s’mores. Continue coleman sleeping bag playing games after sunset, or create a soothing ambiance as you relax and enjoy the outdoors. Keep some handy in case of a power outage at home.
They were the first Coleman model to have a pump as part of the lantern. These lanterns are in Shirley Willard’s (left)& Dean DeGroff’s (right) collections. The lighting collection from Coleman® includes propane or kerosene lanterns, headlamps, LED lights, spotlights and much more.
The lightweight Coleman® Kids 44 Lumens Adventure Mini LED Lantern works well when camping with kids or as a portable bedside light. It has one of the longest runtimes you’ll find in a light of its size—up to 16 hours on 4 AA batteries (sold separately). Plus, the lifetime LEDs run cool and never need to be replaced.
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 globe is embossed Coleman and Pyrex Reg US Pat Off Made in U.S.A. on the back (not shown). The globe is stabilized in the frame by an upper plate (middle image) and lower spring clips (upper right image). Takao Kimura, whose collection this is in, and I believe this is Model 216, one of three lanterns noted in the Coleman Shipping Records a couple of months after the 7 9 date. The ventilator doesn’t take a ball nut but has a threaded insert so that a shade can be fitted and it can serve as a lamp.