This is a rather well used Coleman CQ. The lamp is as I received it. It was found in Queensland, Australia. The characteristics of the lamp are: Fount stamped "5 4" underneath the Coleman sunshine logo (May 1924). The air intake tube has both the US and British Patent stampings. The fibre handle marked "Coleman Quick-Lite/Wichita, Kansas". The bottom of the fount is stamped "Coleman CQ Quick-lite, Reg US Pat Off, Made in USA, Coleman Lamp Co, Wichita, Kansas". The fibre control wheel marked with the letter "G". It came fitted with a R55 roto generator, and the two-armed glass/shade holder. The fibre handle is well worn and slightly damaged by over-tightening at the top of the handle. The nickel is in fair condition with some areas of brass showing. The fuel cap shows signs of rough treatment. Lamp alight; photographed with flash. Fitted with a "universal" shade holder The protected nickel. Cheers Tony
Note: I accidentally reversed the numbers when I was reading off my notes. The title should say "May 1924".
Great lamp & shade combo Tony. Appears to be a Famous 120 shade? You were correct in your title BTW. April 1925 is the correct date on your lamp. I tell everyone these old Quicklites will still be running after we're all gone my favorites
@Toby Garner My brain hurts with these Coleman dates! I just managed to confuse myself, and indeed going back to the Coleman book, I see I was right in the first place, but I’d convinced myself I was wrong… . I assume the first shade is Famos. It has a larger “bulge” than the similar Coleman shade. The second shade is a reproduction shade. Cheers Tony
A beautiful old table lamp which would have many tales to tell. Must have been in some outback place well away from electrification.
Good job @Tony Press , it may be just the camera angle but the burner tubes look longer than standard ? Larry
Larry The burner tubes are the same length as my other CQs and similar Coleman table lamps - the same as the tube at the left on this photograph (3" including threads): Your question also reminded me about this illustration: The illustration is from this CJ Thomas catalogue: https://classicpressurelamps.com/attachments/coleman-thomas-catalogue-part-4-pdf.55470/ Cheers Tony @coleman54
Thanks @Tony Press , Is it possible the actual measurement is 2 7/8” ? The first image here is what was just an illusion you may have had on your lamp. . All of the other tubes I have illustrated eventually ended up transitioning back to the no. 101-324. Larry
Larry I don’t want to take the burner tubes off the lamp as they are well and truly heat-welded to the burner (same as the burner cap to the burner tube). So I measured the exposed part of the burner tube and it measured 64.3mm or 2.53 inches in the old money. In the photograph of the tube line-up above, the tube on the left is 75mm or pretty close to 2 7/8 inches. In this process I also uncovered a new old stock burner tube and cap marked “Coleman 101-324” Cheers Tony @coleman54
@Tony Press , Thank you for all the effort and update. It is never my intention to distract attention from anyone’s example in the threads with my questions, only trying to educate myself and hopefully others with an interest. Larry
Larry All good as far as I’m concerned. I am very interested in these kinds of detail and appreciate the forensics. Now I need to find one of those “early” burner tubes. Tony @coleman54
////////////:::::::::………… @Tony Press , Tony to find these longer tubes on Quick-Lite lamp or lantern originally they are “nearly” always found attached to the flat bottom first mixing chamber with a set screw for air tube. These components are also usually accompanied if original to the examples by the knurled round fuel/air plug, along with a few other nuances. These particular components mentioned began to transition out in mid late 1917 giving way to newer more efficient machining. Larry
