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This lantern, dated December ’53, is in Jamie Oren’s collection. We believe this Coleman 200A lantern dated February 1952 is a prototype for the production of the IR lanterns made several years later. For more information see The Coleman Light, Vol 26, No 2, Pages 1, 4-5. This lantern was also made in Wichita and… Continue reading Coleman 2 Lantern Mantles

You may be able to clean it, or new ones can be purchased. Just wanted to see if anyone here has any expertise with Coleman fuel – Coleman lanterns… Mantles (the little white things that illuminate when you light the lantern) are super cheap, so stock up to be sure that you never run out.… Continue reading Coleman 2 Lantern Mantles

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 on the OCD lantern boxes (right image). Collectors have found a number of these non-engraved lanterns… Continue reading Coleman 2 Lantern Mantles

You understand that you might not prequalify depending on the prequalification criteria. Coleman made this inverted lantern for military trial. A similar lantern was made by The Mantle Lamp Co. of America. The decal on this lantern (lower image) identifies it as T 53-5, which may be the date of manufacture. If you’re supplying an… Continue reading Coleman 2 Lantern Mantles

This lantern is in a Coleman collection near Sugarcreek, Ohio. Model L227 is a Quick-Lite model with a wide ventilator. This version, in Dwayne Hanson’s collection, is the most well coleman lantern known with a flat capture nut to hold the ventilator and several indentations in the ventilator (right). Coleman made the L220 (above) and… Continue reading Coleman 2 Lantern Mantles