That’s so cool.
242 were made in Mexico as well.
@Frankarooney the 220F lantern you saw on eBay is the Canadian made version. It was only made for a short period of time in the early 1970s....
Those cases are Canadian made. There are different sizes of that case to accommodate smaller models as well as the larger ones. To carry a 242 or...
For sending lanterns, what do you specify on your customs declaration forms? I've heard of people in the US and Canada who would specify lamp...
I've removed dozens of Coleman check valves (frequent and heavy Coleman fetters know that nrv with the rubber pips were were only found on certain...
If you do decide to mail the lanterns or stoves home, I'd probably package the glass globes into metal coffee cans (ask around at cafes or check...
I took my seafoam vent to a local auto parts store that mixes paint in spray cans. They got a colour sample from the vent, matched it perfectly,...
That's pretty!
Coleman Canada lamps Some of them had a model stamp on the bottom. If it's brass that's not original. It would have been painted. I have some...
Hi Chris. You may need to use a blowtorch to heat up the connection between the aluminum valve body and the brass FA tube to make it easier to...
Yes as Toby says the brass FA tube can be separated from the aluminum valve body. You may need to heat it up with flame from a propane torch to...
There were 60s and 70s era green metal cases made in Canada that a 242 will fit in. To my knowledge Coleman never made a carry case in the 1940s.
@MarcoM did you get this up and running? I picked up one this summer but it's missing the glass.
That's an amazing lantern. I think the collector value of that would be negatively impacted if you repainted. I know as I collector I would...
Part #5 in @Fireexit1's image is what you need to remove. If you haven't bought the replacement part yet it's available on...
@bp4willi that is true. There are two o-rings that could fail over time but are easily replaced with viton o-rings. The size 009 is the one on...
Pretty reliable Canadian runner. Congrats on getting it working. Now you need one of other reliable Canadian runners: all red 200, nickel with...
Does it have a hole in the bottom plate? It looks like it from the pics.
@M.Meijer I actually lived in Alberta for 5 years before moving here to Vancouver Island. Like so many people in their late teens and early...
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