This is my USA-made Coleman L227, dated 9/1932 ("9 2"). *Edit. Later replies explain that 9 2 actually means 2/1929. Title amended accordingly. It came with a Colex glass chimney. In some photos below it is fitted with a mica chimney made by Fred Kuntz. "9 2" Note that the pump is fitted directly into the tank, and not offset like the Canadian versions of this model. Note that the control wheel has the instructions are also on its back face. Testing Up and running Here on the left with its Canadian sibling. I had to re-set the fuel pick up and control bloch that had been overtightened by someone in the past. I cleaned all the threads and re-set it with a medium thread locker, then tested the tank before and after lighting under about 85 psi - no worries. The burner assembly sits comfortably 90 degrees further clockwise than my Canadian L227 but it poses no operating issue so I am not going to try and fix that. As others, like @Akeepsake and @Toby Garner have said, these are very good lantern.s I'm now looking forward to working on some Coleman 228s, but I do have some photos of another very early Canadian 227 found in Australia. Cheers Tony
Very nice example Tony!! My personal favorite Coleman model. Nickel fount, Quicklite burner and a bighat... What's not to like? I would like to correct you on your date of the lantern. It would be a February 1929. The single date stamps Coleman US used are confusing, especially when workers would get them reversed
@Toby Garner I thought I’d got it right! I shall ask for correction; but I looked through the RG and thought I’d sorted it… Tony
Tony something else I forgot to mention on the date is by 32 the 427/227 style fount would be stamped on the bottom instead of the side. Sometimes it takes me a couple hours to wake up and remember things
Title amended to correct date of manufacturing. Text in post left as it was in order to give the following discussion some context.
