Coleman 243A. Lantern, circa November 1939

Discussion in '243, 243A, 243B, 243K' started by george, May 31, 2020.

  1. george

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    Picked this up several years ago and restored it. Nice overall example.

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  2. Jean J

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    George, please stop!
     
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    A neat lantern!:thumbup:
     
  4. george

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    Ah, okay... I will for you, Jean...
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    Don't listen to her George, we want to see more.
    Ian
     
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    Beautiful and the blue colour is fantastic.
    Another excellent lantern with and equally excellent mica chimney.
    Cheers
    Pete
     
  7. ColinG

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    George, you're making me drool!
     
  8. Alex Smith

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    I echo @ColinG thoughts on the matter. Please keep them coming, they are spectacular.
     
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    perfect.
     
  10. Jean J

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    Are you just catching up with CPL scl?
     
  11. Mackburner

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    The 243 range are pretty lanterns for sure. ::Neil::

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    i am. now that summer has passed i have some free time.
     
  14. Mackburner

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    That's because I don't have one. I might be open to offers though. ::Neil::
     

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