Understanding Coleman single mantle lanterns between 1934 and 1937 is a real challenge as to what is what. I hope to resolve the issues after first solving Atlantis and the Pyramids. In the meantime a Canadian made 242K from late 1935 is a useful indicator. Remember that Coleman called the 242K ‘Baby’ and it was the first of a few to be referred to as ‘The Scout’. The 242K was rated at 200cp but the 100/150cp mantle I used looked OK to me. Remember too that the 242K using a tip cleaner wheel was not unique and the Coleman 244 and 246 models also used one. My model is a later version of the 242K without the sliding door in the frame base and with a lighting hole and a shut-off pump / check valve. The burner is stamped 3000 and all 242K models use kerosene for fuel. The vent is green underneath. Here are some photos: Note the lighting hole next to the aluminium spirit cup. The pricker control wheel. The straight fuel pickup tube inside the fount. Thanks for looking.
Surprisingly at Burnt Creek, just outside of Horsham at a 2nd hand dealer that has since closed down.
Do they manufacture lanterns, mantles and other gear. Or are they a distributor/dealer/ wholesale company or a brand by itself? If so, it would certainly be one of the few brands named after a bird. Interestingly, an Australian native bird. Just like the Egret brand from China.
@MYN I believe they had some LPG stoves under their name as I saw a 3 burner one today. The mantles I have from them are old stock that was being sold off cheaply. Their actual status would be a guess on my part and I don't think they are active in stove or lighting nowadays. Yes it's an interesting topic having the bird name. There was a brand a while ago called Metters and they made upright traditional kitchen stoves and some of them were marketed as kooka and they had an Australian kookaburra on their oven door. Cheers
It is interesting to me because, there could be many brands around the World that never took to the international scene over the decades/century. These could only be found in their countries of origin.
