Hi Nagant, do you really mean this lantern is mounted on the piece of wood? Glued on I suppose? Strange things do happen sometimes . If I understood things correctly from an earlier posting of a similar lantern, these had a micka shade with a door to light the mantle, right? To bad these are made of unobtanium over here, would love to find one! (but, without the "extra" base... ) Best regards, Wim
yes it's a S.O.S. sunshine on a shingle I got it off the base with a razor knife. have some naval jelly on one small spot to see whats under the thick paint. If I've been paying attention these are meant for coleman fuel? Has has (air o lantern Model QL the coleman lamp co.) on the collar. has a straight generator, souldn't this have the looped 99 gen.?
That model and the later versions were sold in France for sure in the 1920s. I have paper from a company in Paris that was selling them so they do exist over there. I have three here and they are unique as they are the only Coleman lanterns made at that time that are not nickel plated but have a polished tank and a gold painted globe cage and support collar. That black stuff is what in the UK we call antique dealer black. They seem to use it on anything made of metal that will not clean up easily so I suspect that under the paint is a very rough looking nickel plating. The original generator is a Q99 which has a loop. There is a straight version which is Q77. That was used on the first Instant-Lite lanterns in about 1928-1929 before they switched to the R55. It will work fine on a Quick-Lite burner but wants a little more pre heat than the coil. They were originally meant for straight run gasoline or white gas. Stuff that has not been available for maybe 50 years now. They will run on unleaded but that clogs the generators so Coleman fuel is the way to go. ::Neil::
thanks Neil, I'm sure you're spot on about the finish. bottom is in great shape, and very few dents other wise. Will post pic's and probably questions too
