Coleman
lanterns 1961 - 1980
This Coleman lantern, Model
228E, is dated April, 1963.
It has the correct globe
and original paint.
Fred Kuntz got this lantern
from the Wichita, KS area
and suspects that it was
made in this unique color combination
by someone at the Coleman
factory.
This Coleman parts rack
dates to circa 1960.
It was used in a former
sports shop on the Gulf Coast.
Several of the jars still
have parts in them.
The Coleman logo at the
top is silk-screened.
Coleman made these 3 models
for Sears in July (left) and May (center and right), '64.
Model 476.74550 (left)
is a single mantle lantern comparable to Coleman 200A.
Model 476.74060 (center)
is comparable to Coleman 220E,
while Model 476.74070 (right)
is comparable to Coleman 228E
from the same period.
The founts on the latter
two mantle models are shorter than the comparable Coleman models.
This model is usually referred
to as the mil(itary) spec(ification) lantern.
Coleman had the contract
to build this model for the military in 1965.
The lantern features a
four quadrant globe,
an aluminum generator that
feeds the mantle from above,
and a parts well in the
fount.
This lantern is in Doug
Davis's collection.

The Canadian Coleman company
made the 220E lantern in red.
This particular lantern
is dated Nov. '65
and is in Matt Reid's collection.
He restored it by bead
blasting the globe cage
and painting it with 1200
degree F silver paint.
the sticker is original
and the mantles are from the period of manufacture.

These Coleman lanterns
were manufactured for Sears and carry the Ted Williams signature.
A modified model 228 but
comparable to a model 202
in that it has a stainless
steel globe cage and bail and a nickel plated brass fount.
The lantern on the left
is dated Nov. '65 and is in Fred Kuntz's collection.
The lantern on the right
is dated Nov. '67.
This is the complete set
of 1966-67 Sears lanterns, made by Coleman.
The models on the left
and center are two mantle
while the one on the right
is the single mantle model.
These are in Dwayne Hanson's
collection.
This Canadian 236 is date
stamped Aug 1967
and came with the box
which identifies it as
(Canadian) Ministry of Forests and Lands.
The lantern is stenciled
FS with the number from the box
written in marking paint
after the FS (not visible here).
This lantern is in Jim
McGuire's collection.

One of the most common
used US Coleman models is the 220F,
which can be readily identified
by the horizontal ribs on the globe rest.
This one is dated Mar.
'67 and had been used only a couple of times.
It came with the original
box and papers.
The Canadian version of
the 220F was not produced in large numbers.
The Canadian version has
several differences from the US version above
including the "dot-dash"
collar and the ventilator air vents.
This lantern, dated Feb.
'71, was in Matt Reid's collection.
His restoration included
bead blasting the globe cage and repainting with silver paint,
repainting the fount, and
applying a reproduction sticker.

Coleman in Wichita, Kansas
made Model 72215 (left) and 72241 (right)
for Sears Roebuck and Co.
These single mantled lantern
models are dated July '71 (left) and Jan '72 (right).
They have the low profile
fount seen on other Coleman lantern
models for Sears from this
period.
A common Canadian Coleman
model is the 635.
This one is unusual because
it has a nickel plated fount
rather than the usual green
paint.
The 635 burns white gas
and is rated at 500 cp.
This lantern is in George
Rocen's collection;
the fount is dated Feb.
'72.
A pair of Coleman lanterns,
Model 200A, left, and 228H, right,
made for sale by the Gold
Bond trading stamps company.
The 200A is dated June
'71 and the 228H is dated Dec. '73.
These lanterns are in Craig
Seabrook's collection.
Coleman in Wichita, Kansas,
made the Model 231 kerosene lantern
with two burners, an unusual
design.
These lanterns, in Ernie
Hiatt's collection,
are dated Jan. '76 (left)
and Nov. '74 (right).
The image is from Neil
McRae.

Easi-Lite Coleman
Models 621A (left) dated Jan. 1976 and 621B (right) dated Feb. 1978.
These Canadian models have
a single mantle, use white gas, and are rated at 500 cp.
The globe on the lantern
on the left is a replacement.
The lantern on the right
is in Matt Reid's collection.

Coleman made the Model
206 kerosene lantern for the Phillipine market
as the Model 249's in that
country needed to be replaced.
These 550 cp lanterns are
dated July '78 (left) and May '79 (right)
and are in Ernie Hiatt's
and Mike Bullis's collections respectively.
A dropper to put kerosene
(not alcohol) in the preheater is held in an opening
in the back of the lantern
(the curved tube of the dropper is missing (right image).
Coleman in Wichita, Kansas
made Model 275
from 1976-79 and 275A from
1980-82.
This Model 275, in Herman
Mulder's collection,
is dated August '78.

Both of these Coleman Model
201 lanterns are dated September, 1978.
The one on the right is
marked with the first letter for army in Hebrew.
The markings are typical
for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF).
These lanterns are in Doron
Papo's collection.
Herman Mulder bought this
Canadian Coleman Model 335
at a car boot sale in his
home province of North Holland.
This 350 cp single mantle
model is dated Feb. '79.

Canadian Coleman Model
321 - here the B version (left) dated Feb. 1979,
and the C version (right)
dated Jan. 1983.
The difference in these
versions is in the fuel valve assemblies.
These lanterns are in Matt
Reid's collection.