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.

Two of the most common US Coleman models are the 220F (left) and 228F (right).
They can be readily identified by the horizontal ribs on the globe rest
and the 5 rectangular vent holes.
The 220F is date stamped Nov. '63, the first month this model was produced,
and the 228F is date stamped Feb. '66.

Coleman in Canada made Model 200 (left and center) much longer

than the 200 model was made in the US.

The lantern on the left is undated but is early to mid 1960's; it is in Monte Dodge's collection.

Note the decal is under the tip cleaner lever.

Model 200 date stamped Feb. 1964 (middle) is in Matthew Reid's collection.

Canadian Model 200A, date stamped May 1969 (right), also in Matthew Reid's collection,

has the same upper vent piece as on the 200 but the lower vent piece is unique to this model.

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.

The last month that Coleman Toronto made the CPR

(Canadian Pacific Railway) version of the 247

kerosene lantern was May, 1970.

This lantern, in Matthew Reid's collection,

was used for a variety of lighting purposes, not mounted in the caboose.

The 247 CPR was replaced by Model 639.

Coleman Toronto made their Model 335 in red for one month only,
June, 1970, perhaps to commemorate the last month of production
of their red Model 200A which had replaced the Canadian 200 in the last years of production.
This lantern, in Matthew Reid's collection,
came with the box which is also printed in red, rather than the usual green for this model.
The globe is marked Coleman, Colex (with the sunshine logo), No. 4, Made in England.

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.

Canadian Model 321 Deluxe Quick-Lite was the first Coleman model
to use a Schrader valve (image below - 5 with spring)
to control the fuel/air flow to the generator.
This earliest lantern in the 321 series, date stamped March 1973,
is in Matthew Reid's collection.

When the valve in the above lantern is partially opened (1), the eccentric block (4) is raised
causing the generator orifice to be cleaned; further opening of the valve now pushes the block beneath the eccentric down
from the force of the spring (5) in the Schrader valve that is contained in the fuel air tube (6).
The Schrader valve wire is reduced in diameter near the bottom (not visible here)
to allow varying amounts of fuel past according to the valve's position.
The valve is restricted to a 270 degree turn by (2); the valve body (3) is held in place on the fount by the nut above (5).

Canadian Model 321 Deluxe Easi-Lite lantern with a blue painted fount and blue enameled ventilator
followed the Model 321 Deluxe Quick-Lite in green above.
This Easi Lite version of the 321 lantern is date stamped Jan. 1974
This lantern, in Matthew Reid's collection,
has the same valve assembly as the green Deluxe Quick-Lite Model 321 above.

 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 Philippine 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 (above) and 275A from 1980-83.
Model 275 was the first US made Coleman lantern to use a Schrader valve for fuel control
but still used a wire rod in the fuel air tube in the fount (first image below);
Model 275A eliminated the wire rod and simplified the lighting to an off-on only valve (second image below) (Nathan Schum).
This lantern, in Herman Mulder's collection, is dated August '78.

These fuel line parts are from a 275, dated Dec. 1976.
 The valve stem (1) only rotates through a 180º arc due to part 2
which fits over the valve stem body (3) and includes Off, Light, and On positions.
The eccentric block (4) moves up and down to open and close the
Schrader valve (5) allowing fuel to flow up from the fount through the fuel/air tube (6)
as well as raise the pricker wire in the generator (not shown) when the valve is partially open.
The fuel air tube wire is reduced in diameter near the bottom (barely visible here)
to allow varying amounts of fuel past according to the valve's position.

These fuel line parts are from a 275A, dated Jan. 1983.
 The valve stem (1) only rotates through a 180º arc due to part 2
which rests in a channel in the bottom of the valve stem body (3).
Note the material reduction in part 2 compared to the mechanism for Model 275 above.
Model 275A only has Off and On positions and has a
"...a very delicate balance in fume (cold starting/lighting) and liquid fuel vapourisation.
This is done by means of a carefully machined orifice at the bottom of the fuel and air tube..." (Nathan Schum).

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.