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.


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