5 dollar lantern

Was in town today with my wife and saw a yard sale. asked about the lantern. Lady said make an offer so I offered her 5 bucks. I think she would have taken a dollar. had gas in it. So I dumped it out. then rinsed it with a little lantern fuel and dumped it again. Cleaned it up a little and put two new mantles in. Oiled the pump and put some more fuel in. Pumped it up and lit it.

Nice find...

The wife drives a nice Jeep.

Good find!

I have a thing about lanterns. I buy all i can at auctions

Heck of a find there!

I am getting a few myself. I need to go camping for a few days. Run a trotline, grill some ribeyes, grill some fresh fillets, drink a beer go to bed. get up, swim, run lines and repeat.

Me too! Dang its been to long since I had a weekend like that. Refresh and re- energize the soul.

Me too! Dang its been to long since I had a weekend like that. Refresh and re- energize the soul.

Nice find Danny, and great plan for a weekend.

Heck yeah you do! Nice find BTW

Nice find, look on the bottom, what is the date of that 1? I had up to 40 plus, sold off got down to 4 new an 1 used. Have probably 10 stoves. I like collecting Coleman’s.

Very nice!

this is the bottom

The battery operated lanterns are so much easier, but it's just not the same. The hiss those old Colemans make remind me of summer nights when I was a kid.

nice find , that a new one , by the date I have a few 50s and 60s ,

They can't throw as much light as a double mantel Coleman but I did drive away and leave a lantern with 3 AA batteries on this spring and it burned bright for almost 30 hours when I found it again. That's not all bad I say

What kind was it?

Danny
Sounds like good plan did some that when was kid. I think I have 3 of the Colmen lanterns. Two doubles and a single mantle. Oh I think there is an LP one here to that belong to the boy.
I used to use my oldest double mantel to warm my hands when ice fishing. Before we had the new fangled Mr Heaters.

Mac

nice find!!!!

Coleman made high quality, last multiple generations, camping equipment. I have 3 laterns and one cook stove. Great find Danny

My buddy just had a major garage sale and had 3 of those lanterns and he couldn't give them away. I have 2 or I would have taken them.

Standard source of lighting in Alaskan rural camps. Battery and propane are maybe more popular now. LED lights running off a 12 volt battery work in my trapping cabin now. Have a gas lamp as backup.

I still have one but nowadays Im using the Led lanterns from harbor freight...much safer than gas and we use them in house in case of emergenicies and here we experience many power outages...they cost 5 bucks and batteries last forever.

That date shows made In August of 1983 or 1988, can’t see last #, old eyes, LOL.

Nice!
Bug magnet though lol

Stoves have same deal, if not on bottom, look at the tabs on red fuel tank.

Great find.

I buy a lot of antiques and when the Coleman collecting craze hit I was smart enough to start buying them. I currently have around 60 of them from the early 1900's to current. Some are some very collectible, high-roller lanterns that are all going to get sold at some point soon.

My best one is a lantern I picked up at a gun show locally. It was originally made in 1919 by Knight Lighting Co. in Chicago. Otto Bernz, of blowtorch fame, bought up some of them and installed the pumps he used on his blowtorches. Mine has that and the lantern itself is made of copper. It was in such nice shape when I bought it I was a little concerned it might be a repop but later found it is an original.

The best resource on Coleman lanterns and stoves I have found is www.colemancollectorsforum.com There's a ton of folks on there that have been collecting and reviving Coleman GPA's (gas pressured appliances) for a long time, and they are very good about offering advice and help for someone that may need some repair or collecting help. It's a great resource for finding defunct parts, etc.

Moosetrot

There is a place in Lancaster, Pa. called the Coleman shop or Station. Was there couple years back, they have a bunch of parts for Coleman’s. I did some flea markets in that area, lanterns n stove bring good money in that area, a lot of Amish families.

I wouldnt call myself a collector but I am a fan of their lanterns and stoves. I have two stoves. A large one and a small one. I still use their stuff for its intended purpose. Camping. Often while trapping.

Moosetrot you're a bit behind me, I think I am pushing 100. Most are stored to preserve and prevent further decay. Many have been restored or cleaned up to function. I have given more than a few to young woods bums as a start to their camping gear collection and nighttime adventure gear. I give them with no mantles or fuel, I show them how to install mantles, add fuel, pump and fire them up! My grandsons wanted the bottoms engraved, so I did. Grandsons lanterns are dated on their birthdays.

A while back I got really lucky. My Birthday Lantern, made in March of 1953, is kind of scarce. I was on a little online auction, saw what looked like a decent older lantern and bought it really cheap. Picked it up and when I put it in the truck I finally looked at the bottom...3 of 53! It's hanging in our living room.

Moosetrot

Them Colemans are made to last. My birthday lantern is a model 200 single, 1963. Burgundy top when lit, turns back red when cools. Still has the tank bottom tool kit with wrench and silklite mantles. Nice find Danny, I have had good luck with the cheap Walmart fuel, burns as good as Coleman.

Angie and others, when I get back around home and dig out the 2 little battery powered lanterns I will make a post about them.

They one I left on has a fake paint and patina finish and even a little fluttering valve that replicates flame. I got it at a last stop outfitters b4 a big trip but have learned to love it. Maybe the best 20 bucks I ever spent on camping gear because there is no heat or fumes making it tent safe or even child friendly

Lefty-I have a ton of Colemans but I mostly use the battery lanterns with LED's. Like you said...no fumes, safer, and a pack of batteries is a lot more convenient than cans of fuel or canisters of propane.

Moosetrot

Like Danny this hiss of a good ol Coleman is music to my very soul but yeah they design of these new LED lanterns is impressive. Mirrors magnify a small LED and anybody that hasn't tried them will be impressed

I have a couple smaller ones I keep in my hunting pack for gutting after dark.

Moosetrot

Dug them out and cleaned them up. Had one needed a new generator

Nice shape for August 88'. Good buy

Was tired of the bugs too till I bought a yellow glass globe/chimney (?) for mine. Still hate the hissing tho.

For night fishing I mostly use Kerosene lanterns now, bought some red globes to keep the glare/bugs down, and to preserve night vision, and burn Citronella lamp oil for bugs. works great.

Nice. I love my old lantern like that. Bought it in the 70 for camping and power outages.

Mac

When I was a kid about 6-7, Dad grandad and uncle let me go deer hunting. (I didn't carry a gun. Just got to go). That lantern hissing at night, putting off light, the smell, it was great. Till the bear wrecked my uncles wall tent. That was pretty scary. (we were not in it). Its just not camping without the stove and lanterns. I still like that hiss and the smell. Some of the best food I have ever eaten has been cooked on a coleman stove. I got no problem with batteries but it just isnt the same. Dont really like my propane lanterns either. Somewhere around here I have a coleman propane stove. They are ok in summer but just dont work good when its cold. I guess I am one of those if it aint broke dont fix it types.

Exactly why I hang 1 off the end of my dock when night fishing bullheads. After about a half hour of bugs hitting it and falling in the water, the bluegills school up under the lantern and are easy picking for the Eagle Claw and Zebco 33.

Yup a 200 Coleman single or 220 double along with a 413 stove and 1 gallon of fuel and your all set for a good campout.

A few years ago when my grandmother passed I found this old Dietz Monarch red globe. I’d like to refinish it in a fire engine red model paint. I think it would look nice hanging in the covered porch or among the deer heads and tanned pelts. Any suggestions on taking it down to bare metal? The red globe tint is faded or flaked off but it’s otherwise fully intact and I think would look pretty good.

if you leave a trap or cast iron skillet in a tub covered in vinegar it will remove all rust. sometimes you need to remove the old vinegar and soak it twice to get it all off.

found this on you tube