Nice Quick lite, these are one of my favorite lanterns. Very simple, quite often need nothing more than to have the dust blown off of them and a...
Here is a nice example of a Coleman, Oct. 1936, 243 lantern. These models were economical alternatives to the very well made 242. Along with the...
I have one of these in slightly used condition. Mine was a pain in the butt to get going. As I recall I had to flush out the generator by pushing...
Here is a 242A this one seems to be an early production of this model since they were suppose to have been made in 1935. These lanterns now have...
I Have a feeling you are right about the date being on the bottom of the tank. However there are a lot of these first model 242s out there with no...
Here is the first in a line of very fine lanterns. The 242 differs little from its later breathrin. Except for its pump which lacks the air stem...
Thanks for all of the input. I would have to agree it must be fuel. What I am using came in white jug that is labled kerosene but may just be...
Can anybody tell me what happened to the vaporizer in my Vapalux 320? I installed a new vaporizer in my lantern about two weeks ago (this was a...
Thanks for the info and links. I have found a lot of other patents for this stuff, but this one just did not want to found. Rick
I've just spent the morning searching for the US patent D53266 issued May 13 1919, for Coleman's LQ 327 lantern. Does anyone know if this...
Here is a link to some better pics. Would still like some details on that heat deflector. Rick http://0flo.com/index.php?posts/23549
Here is a rather well aged however still very funtional Model 18 (thanks to Neil agian for an ID). I had a mantle on it and it burns very brite...
Thanks for the information. I'll be posting better Photos of this in the lantern gallery.
Here are cuople of pic. I had this lantern going well this afternoon with nothing more than a new washer for the fuel cap and some fresh C fuel....
I have a single mantle 300 cp I,m assuming storm king National press and electric co. lantern. Most of these that I have seen have a reflector...
Here is the rest of the paper work that came with lantern. http://0flo.com/index.php?posts/23331
I can see bubles around the bottom edge of the tube. Its sad but I've got a lot of good parts here including a good vent and an origanal sand...
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Thanks for the reply. If that pump tube is silver solderd in than a repaire would meen renickleing the the tank. I think my poor old 220B may be...
I have a Coleman 220B with a pumps that leaks around the base of the pump tube itself. I would guese that water got in there and froze. Has any...
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