Cool Coleman lanterns!

Here are my examples of a Coleman 639 and a Coleman 339 lighting a freezing cold winter night in Shetland.

 

Two nicely performing lanterns. Giving comfort in the cold.

 

Very nice light in snow

Regards,
Titoo

 

And very good examples they are!

 

great night light up.

 

I think as everyday working lanterns they are very underrated by collectors, especially the 339. It is a handy size, quite bright and quick to light for a paraffin lantern.

 

nice pics

 

Thanks for the positive comments fellow lampers!
The snow has gone again and it's a bit warmer, thankfully.
I concur with Phil's comment.

 

Here are another two cool Coleman lanterns.

I fitted a Bullfinch floodlight mantle to the model 214 lantern and it works much better with that mantle than it did with a smaller mantle.

 

Thanks for sharing @JEFF JOHNSON !
Here on the Bassin d'Arcachon, no snow, and no more freeze too.
Only rain on bad weather
That's why I have kayaks

 

Ohhh
@Sellig33
Bassin d'Arcachon. That's where I lit my Coleman powerhouse in summer 2019.
On the great dune.
Phantastic.

 

@JEFF JOHNSON It took me an inordinately long time to get the ‘cool’ double meaning as in attractive Coleman lanterns and their being used in freezing conditions.

I blame a lockdown verging on hibernation.

How long had you placed them in the snow before taking the photos? It’s just that I’d have expected a disc-shaped thaw centred on the base of each.

John

 

It's mostly hard frost here and it's treacherous underfoot, but it's okay for photos.

 

Hello John, I have been rather sleepy myself, but being outside in that temperature certainly woke me up.

The ice on the water barrel did thaw a little, but the snow did not, I was not out for long as the cold was affecting my camera.

 

Hum.. Is that because the Colemans warm up similar to the Optimus 930?

Some really great pics on here

 

@JEFF JOHNSON Interesting. I had the Primus 1550 lantern sat on snow the other night and it sank itself into the white stuff pretty quickly. Difference most probably, the reflector, directing heat as well as light downwards.

 

Coleman tanks do warm up a bit and if you look at the ice on the water barrel you will see the ring which one of the lanterns made, but it's not deep.

The reflector on the Primus lantern would make a difference, but the frost is very hard here and the ice on the water barrel is rather thick.

 

Beautiful 339. I'd love to be able to find one but there are almost none in Canada. Most ended up in the UK, South Africa, or Australia it seems.

 

Very nice indeed Jeff. Sorry I missed them ealier. Covid brain.
I will try a bigger mantle in my 214. I have always been a little disappointed in its light despite being in fair condition. Thanks for the tip.
C

 

The 339 is a fine lantern and the larger mantle does improve the performance of my 214.

 

Here are two winter images of my Coleman 249 lantern.

 

Love the tree shot... very scarecrow

 

Saw Shetland was due a bit of snow today Jeff so you may get some more good shots. We’ve had no snow yet but if I get up to a white world tomorrow I will def fill a lamp and take some pics!

 

I thought that hanging the 249 on a bush would make a change.

Hello Jean, that will be good.

 

Here are some winter images of my Coleman 201 lantern.

 

Here are some winter images of my Coleman 237 lantern.

 

Looking good Jeff.The light reflecting of the snow is a nice effect.

 

Lovely lanterns and going strong!

 

Thanks for the positive comments fellow lampers!

When I took the 201 from the shelf I noticed that it needed a mantle, so I fitted a new one and all was fine until I tried to fire the lantern up and then the pricker wire broke, so I dismantled the lantern and that was the end of that mantle.

I had one spare 201 pricker rod with an intact pricker wire, so I fitted that and tested the flow and it was fine, I then fitted another mantle, but when it burned off there was a hole in it, so I fitted my second last Coleman Gold Top 21a mantle and thankfully it was third time lucky and the lantern works well.