2A is wider, 1A is longer. You'll need to ask your lanterns which matters more?! :^o Mike.
Pricker lever...won't...turn... Must...use...pliers
A pair of Nulites that have been blasphemed! Mike.
Typically what happens is the rod gets pulled out for cleaning and the brass screen stays inside. The rod goes back in and the needle goes through...
Been there, done that, Fireexit1! Idea was to filter out bits of carbon gunk before clogging the tip (I kinda thought that's what the pricker...
Milspecs are a bit of a different lantern to light. Try about 5 strokes to pressurize for starting, and it helps to preheat the generator with a...
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Thanks! I was really hoping some other DuoLite owners might chime in, but I'm wondering if the 4 examples I know of are actually the extent of...
It looked even odder at the auction because they had it upside down on the table! I figured it was a cake pedestal at first. I'm glad I pretty...
On this model, there's lots of stud, so the original ballnut holds the shade on so far as I've seen in catalogues. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Mike.
I wouldn't say it's run-of-the-mill for somebody interested in 500's. I must've looked around for 5-6 years (and that's seeing many stoves in...
Thanks! The olive drab 500 is all original and looks like it was lit once to make sure it worked. Just a few scorch marks on the burner. The box...
One of my most prized finds is this Coleman Model 121 Century Duolite using an 11/33 242A. The lantern is original to the Duolite base, given the...
Eyes wide and a low-whistling sound here! Outstanding find! Mike.
Military versions had windscreens. Second World War production: [ATTACH] Korean War and later, later indicated as C1B1 in a Canadian military...
C 38 is the earliest production date, so your D/38 500 is first year production. Yours also has the "L" shaped burn-light lever. By early '39 they...
If they're brass, then somebody has stripped the nickel from them. CQ lamps are very common, so if you like brass then go for it. If you prefer...
Nice work! Always cool to see them get cleaned up for the party. The vents get chipped around the top hole when people tighten down the ballnut....
Very elegant with the wooden case! Learning to weld, use a tap and die set, and use a sewing machine--things that revolutionize your life. Mike.
Looks like that's what it was made for! Nice save from rotting away in the scrapyard. Mike.
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