hey folks... long time away, but thought i'd pop in to ask a question from the experts... was in a local thrift store and came home with a 220H... the thing that caught my eye was a bright aluminum bottom to the lantern... thinking, "that's not right, what the heck?" i took a closer look and didn't see the month/day code, and what looked like a 'false bottom' (but actually a flat aluminum plate w/a Coleman stamp, and with a 'cake pan'-type spring hinge)... anyhow, it came home with me for about a Hamilton... had the original Pyrex clear glass, a brochure stuffed in the glass, along with two packs of silk mantles... when i undid the 'cake pan' hinge, a 220 generator in its bag, along with 4 packs of double silk #21 mantles, and a small wrench dropped out! the lantern was a 12/73, and the wrench fit the generator nut perfectly... can anyone chime in on this Coleman accessory? i have never seen one before - it's really a great idea in my mind - why don't we see more of them? willie on the kero burnin' Gulf of Mexico
G,,day it is called a parts safe . they were available as an accessory . some lanterns may have come with them my 228H big hat came with one later ones were press on plastic apparently some plastic coffee can lids will fit kerry
thank you! it's just large enough for some mantles, a spare generator (rarely needed, IMHO), and its wrench... willie on the 30C Gulf of Mexico
