These models could be purchased with either a Pyrex (left) or mica globe (right). Details of the early construction of these models is shown below. By the time Coleman made this L427 Quick-Lite (Dec. ’36), the ventilator still lacked a brim but the bail was bent out to allow it to be used with a brimmed vent. The built-in pump is not angled to the right side inside the bottom of the fount; the fuel tube in the fount is bent to pass around the pump (right image). The L220 lantern above came with a Coleman reflector that appeared in the 1920 Coleman Parts Catalog 27 (no part number). The reflector was designed for the earlier LQ lantern but also fits in L220 and L228 models.
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. The Wichita factory also made the kerosene fueled Model 247, at least in February 1936 when this lantern is date stamped. The side fount stamp is identical to the stamping on US version of Model 242K above. Mario Mussini’s grandfather got the lantern in the late 30s while he was working for an oil company in northwestern Argentina. Coleman’s Toronto, Canada, factory produced Model 247 from 1936 until at least 1952.
The date stamping on the bottom of this 427 Coleman is covered with galvanizing but the lantern is stamped on one side of the rim 1934 and N.P. The dent on the “shoulder” of the fount below the coleman canopy collar seam (upper image) contains a stamped “R”, perhaps because they first tried to stamp it above the rim. The stamping was likely done in a maintenance shop of the Northern Pacific Railway.
Blain’s Farm & Fleet carries Ridgeline, Coghlan’s, Coleman, and other popular brands. Choose from propane and battery operated lanterns. Other Federal agencies besides the USFS marked lanterns as their property. This L427 lantern has a decal (lower image) showing it was owned by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), a branch of the US Department of Agriculture.
Light a match or lighter and hold it below the mantle(s). Open the valve one-quarter turn and wait for the mantle(s) to ignite. These instructions were written to help you safely light and operate an old lantern that you have not lit before, or has been in storage for a very long time. Extraordinary experiences at Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco, the primary filming location for Friday the 13th, Part 1 in Hardwick, New Jersey, USA. Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco is private property of the Northern New Jersey Council, BSA and is only open to the public on official tour dates. Most orders are shipped within 48 hours, but may occasionally be delayed a few days.
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.
This technique revealed the month number 3 (for March) in the upper right of the central opaque area. The year number wasn’t found in the lower left of the central opaque area and may not have been stamped. Jim Nichols modified an early 220B by adding a heat deflector and sight glass (2nd from left). In the instant lite position, air bubbles and fuel pass through the sight glass (2nd from right) while in the run position, only fuel passes through the sight glass (right).
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).
The spring steel reflector rests against three of the uprights and the shiny inner surface reflects light from the mantles. The ventilator and mica globe were removed for this image. Coleman still sells a variety of lanterns that are powered by propane, kerosene, or camp fuel (aka white gas). They are still built in Wichita Kansas (though some parts, such as the globes, are made in China) and are widely available for sale online and in some big box stores.
This lantern, in Warren Wright’s collection, lacks the large lighting doors as on Model 223 above and has a cast aluminum preheater cup. Coleman RVs have been around for half a century, and since then, the has become one of North America’s most popular RV travel trailers. Coleman Lanterns are built with quality in mind, and they provide amenities that set it above and beyond. See our selection of Coleman Lantern RVs today at your local Camping World dealership and online. Place your finger over the hole in the air intake tube where the generator just came out of. Use an air compressor to blow-out the burner assembly by holding the air nozzle under the burner cap(s) and blowing air up into the lantern.