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This lantern was made for the military to help direct planes to airfields in or near enemy territory. These lanterns, dated June ’59, are in Mike Rainey’s (left) & Dean DeGroff’s (right) collections. By November, 1951, Coleman’s Model 200A had been introduced, replacing Model 200 above. These earliest 200A lanterns had green painted steel founts… Continue reading Coleman lantern 3198408

There was no other Civil Defense material with the lanterns or the mil-spec boxes they came in. This 220D (dated B 50) is mounted in a Clamp-A-Hood marketed by the Ernie Brow Sales Co., Anderson, Indiana. The purpose of the hood (left) is to reflect light out. If you have no previous knowledge of the… Continue reading Coleman lantern 3198408

It doesn’t have the engraved OCD number on the fount but has the same parts noted above from the Coleman – Toronto factory as on the OCD model. This lantern has it’s original box with the same label as coleman lantern on the OCD lantern boxes (right image). Collectors have found a number of these… Continue reading Coleman lantern 3198408