Coleman 238B

German export model 238B arrives from Belgium
The globe is cracked.
Fuel is rotting. It smells so bad, I think I'm going to collapse.
Disassemble it and throw in a rust bath.
Do your best to get it ignited.

 

A lucky find.

 

Try to rinse the tank with (warm or hot) drain cleaner or caustic soda (lye). This will dissolve fuel residues quickly. Beware of applying the lye to aluminum or lacquered components, as it will also dissolve Aluminium or lacquer quickly. But it will leave any chrome/nickel/brass/steel components very clean.

 

Thank you.
I put it in a neutral rust remover.

 

A nice old lantern that should clean up well.

 

The restoration is complete.
It took a little time.
Safe ignition.

 

Very well done for this unusual and rare lantern. The generator is always interesting and different. Great to see it running.

 

Thank you.
It took a long time, but the repair has been completed successfully.

 

It's cleaned up nicely, congratulations

 

Very nice restauration, congrats!
I don't know why you call this a "German export model". It has nothing to do with Germany. These lanterns were made by Coleman Canada company expresly for the Belgian armee. Therefor it has the text in both french and flemish (dutch) on the collar. As the Belgian armee is rather small, these lanterns are quite rare! As far as I know, only one batch was made early 1950s, late 1950s the armee switched to Petromax lanterns.

Best regards,

Wim

 

I see ❗
I stocked up from Belgium .
Thank you.

 

Beautiful lantern and a great work to make it shine and light. What is natural rust remover please? Thanks