Jeff: Thanks for the information. I'll put it to use tomorrow. I have Ross's washer and gasket kit and hope I can find something to stop the...
I'm hoping to use my Tilly R55 during our planned Thanksgiving under a tent in #1 son's backyard (with masks, social distancing, etc.) I tested...
Matthias: If you can find a Coleman 201 generator, you can convert one of your 242 lanterns to run on kerosene / paraffin. My conversion runs...
I converted one of my Coleman 242s to kerosene / paraffin. In side to side tests, they were both quite bright. The kerosene version seemed to...
Very nice job. Show us more photos of the boxes and how the lanterns fit into them. Thanks for posting. Paul
Neil: I have a Coleman Mil-spec lantern, dated 1944, with a spare parts well. I have seen a number of others also. I also have an Akron with an...
It looks like a Model 242, or in that series. Paul
Wim: Nice "impression" of 1914. You fellows look pretty good. All the best in 2015. Paul
As David said, it's a Coleman 500 Speedmaster, US made, I think, and earlier than 1954, they simplified the "Spider web" grate / pot stand in...
The jagged pieces of steel look like armor piercing bomb or shell fragments, the type that would be used against heavily fortified batteries or...
I agree with Neil's observations. The lantern was designed to run on "Mogas"; the US Army in WWII standardized on gasoline, and it's use in...
Wim: You'll like the 242. It's my favorite. I used two this past weekend in a 1943 reenactment at Ft. Hancock, a Coast Artillery fortress on...
Al: The Toyota light truck series, the Tacoma, known in other parts of the world as the Hilux (or something like that) is probably the best of...
Wim: I believe that the 243 will take the same bulged globe as the 200A series of lanterns. I usually use the Coleman 21 mantles, but other...
Claus: My favorite line from the movie, also. Paul
Excellent photographs. Worth 1000 words each. You give an excellent picture of how the appliances work. Thanks for posting. Paul
Wow! All very nice and in new or good condition. A lucky day. Good on you. Paul
In the 19th and early 20th C. in the US, elm was used for wagon wheel hubs because of it's toughness. I've talked with older blacksmiths and an...
Pete: That's quite a house. Is the tower / turret yours too? Paul
Very nice! Congratulation, a beautiful lamp. Paul
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