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At first i thought that said Pyrodex as in powder that would light up the night
That`s one sharp looking latern.
Because I Can, and Have
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USAF-72-76
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THOMAS ALVA EDISON DID NOT TURN BACK THE NIGHT, COLEMAN DID. EDISON CAME ALONG LATER AND JUST MADE IT HANDIER. MAYBE A BIT LESS DANGEROUS....AND THEN AGAIN MAYBE NOT.
Terry Murbach wrote:THOMAS ALVA EDISON DID NOT TURN BACK THE NIGHT, COLEMAN DID. EDISON CAME ALONG LATER AND JUST MADE IT HANDIER. MAYBE A BIT LESS DANGEROUS....AND THEN AGAIN MAYBE NOT.
Beaker wrote:You should check out the Coleman muesem and outlet store and talk to the guys there if you ever go to Wichita.
I have that on my bucket list of things I really need to do.
I also need to get to the Zippo factory & museum, never been there,
and the shame is it's only a few hours drive away.
Check the underneath of the fuel tank, it should have the last two digits of the year of manufacture stamped in.
These are my two Colemans a 1962 vintage 200A I got at a garage sale about 20 years ago, and my 1936 vintage 242B inherited from my Dad the original owner. I also have a 2 mantle propane Coleman but somehow not in the same league as these two classics.
Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Awsome lamps Ji on the 1936 vintage 242B, does that one take a special mantle?
Also another question for Ji, Pitchy and any of you other knowledgeable guys
that are into Coleman lanterns & stoves.
(opening Pandora’s box I’m sure )
Do you have to use the Coleman brand white gas in these devices?
Would a good quality Mineral spirits work
Because I Can, and Have
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USAF-72-76
God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
Gobblerforge wrote:Are all Coleman lanterns date stamped?
Gobbler
Most do but not all my dad's 242B being unmarked, and just going by memory of what dad told years ago as far as age.
casastahle wrote:Awsome lamps Ji on the 1936 vintage 242B, does that one take a special mantle?
Do you have to use the Coleman brand white gas in these devices?
Would a good quality Mineral spirits work
The 242B takes same standard mantle as all Colemans. It just looks "saggy-baggy" in picture because it's new before being lit. Will shrink and tighten after first lighting. When I was a kid you could by "white gas" (pure gasoline with no additives) at the gas station from a pump for the same price as regular gas. All I can find now is the Coleman brand which is just white gas. Paint thinner is a different animal altogether, less viscous so would not atomize as well as the white gas/Coleman fuel. The closest thing to white gas at the hardware store is Naptha but I think it costs more so no point. Some of the newer Colemans are advertised as able to run on pump gas but not sure if these oldies will.
Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Gobblerforge wrote:Are all Coleman lanterns date stamped?
Gobbler
Most do but not all my dad's 242B being unmarked, and just going by memory of what dad told years ago as far as age.
casastahle wrote:Awsome lamps Ji on the 1936 vintage 242B, does that one take a special mantle?
Do you have to use the Coleman brand white gas in these devices?
Would a good quality Mineral spirits work
The 242B takes same standard mantle as all Colemans. It just looks "saggy-baggy" in picture because it's new before being lit. Will shrink and tighten after first lighting. When I was a kid you could by "white gas" (pure gasoline with no additives) at the gas station from a pump for the same price as regular gas. All I can find now is the Coleman brand which is just white gas. Paint thinner is a different animal altogether, less viscous so would not atomize as well as the white gas/Coleman fuel. The closest thing to white gas at the hardware store is Naptha but I think it costs more so no point. Some of the newer Colemans are advertised as able to run on pump gas but not sure if these oldies will.
In action, bad picture but to the left is my stainless free standing fireplace, to the right a brown 275 coleman friday nights some friends stop by we have a few beers and tell hunting lies.
stinkycat wrote:In action, bad picture but to the left is my stainless free standing fireplace, to the right a brown 275 coleman friday nights some friends stop by we have a few beers and tell hunting lies.
Sure would like to see some better pictures of that fireplace
Is it a wood or gas burner?
Are ya sure you didn`t steal that off an old steam locamotive
Looks like a great camp.
Because I Can, and Have
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USAF-72-76
God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
casastahle wrote:Do you have to use the Coleman brand white gas in these devices?
Standard Colemans require white gas but the newer versions (that have a gray hammertone) tank are rated for pump gas as well.
The only true multi-fuel lantern that I know of are military lanterns. I have one and you can research the NSN (if you want more info). It's: 6260-00-170-0430
Politicians and diapers both require frequent changing for the EXACT same reason!
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough. מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976 Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
Here`s the only lantern i have, it`s a model 228H, how old is it?
Check out the old water sprinkler.
Because I Can, and Have
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USAF-72-76
God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.
stinkycat's pic reminds me of our last hunting/camping outing. I got there and my buddy was cooking and hadn't set up his lantern yet. So I lit mine. After cooking up some food he decided he to light both his lanterns as well even though they were not needed. It took him a while to get them going but he did it.
Then two friends of his showed up with the cars full of camping gear they had collected and brought all. Each guy had 3 or 4 lanterns and 2 or 3 cookstoves. Each item had a long story of provenance, a garage sale find or Craig's List steal, procedure for lighting it, keeping it going, new gaskets, butane, dual fuel, keronsene, the works.
Well we soon ran out of hooks and branches but still the lanterns and cookstoves kept coming out. I took mine down, but still the camping area was brighter than Chicago's Martin Luther King Dr. at 3:00 am. I was expecting a call from NASA that the space shuttle guys couldn't sleep. I still have a suntan from that night.
I think lanterns have the same appeal to guys that remotes and pickup trucks have, some mix of envy and control and male dominance, perhaps a totemistic symbol of challenging inner demons against a backdrop of competitive identification and disillusioned ambition. Or maybe they're just too cool.
"I'll tell you what living is. You get up when you feel like it. You fry yourself some eggs. You see what kind of a day it is."
Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
Because I Can, and Have
-------------------------------------------------------------
USAF-72-76
God Bless America.
Disclaimer, not responsible for anyone copying or building anything i make.
Always consult an expert first.