coleman lantern

[jake wells]

i bought this for 5.00 at a yard sale a few houses down from it needs new mantles but does work
did i do pretty good?

 

[TimRD]

Is a frog's ass water tight?

Yeah you did well. You can still get pretty much any part you may need for them too. Good score.

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[Duce]

I know where you can get one for free. My son dropped mine down a fishing hole on Higgins Lake. It looked just like that one and yes you did well.

 

[jake wells]

im in the process of burning out the 17 yr old fuel.

 

[old guy]

I've got one I bought must be 40 - 45 years ago still works great.

 

[RI Chevy]

I think Walmart sells the mantles. Good grab.

 

[USMC615]

i bought this for 5.00 at a yard sale a few houses down from it needs new mantles but does work
did i do pretty good?
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Did excellent for $5...all you're missing are mantles. I have several old school Coleman lanterns, 8-10 old Coleman model 500 single burner camp stoves (late 50's-60's-70's era) that work, and several old 2-burner/3-burner Powerhouse Dual-Fuel Coleman camp stoves.

 

[stihl saws]

You can't beat that old Coleman stuff. I've got several 30+ year old lanterns and stoves. They were built to last.

 

[jake wells]

i snagged another coleman today for 10.00 at a yard sale its way older i looked it up and found out it was made in early 1972
i had to replace the mantels flush out the fuel tank of nasty green fuel no rust in the tank though replaced the pump assembly and and flushed out the generator tube added some fuel and pumped it up and it came to life.

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice

 

[jake wells]

funny enough i couldn't find any coleman mantels so these got the cheap 79 cent per pair mantels
so in time i will find me some good mantels for it these put out a yellow light and my friends put off white light.

 

[bigbadbob]

I found these at a yard sale reciept dated 1950, have some of old coleman stuff at home.
Here is a pic of the stove I have (pic is off the net) Most coleman stuff is date stamped on the bottom.
BBB

 

[huskihl]

funny enough i couldn't find any coleman mantels so these got the cheap 79 cent per pair mantels
so in time i will find me some good mantels for it these put out a yellow light and my friends put off white light.

I've never noticed a difference in light color due to the mantels. It's usually old or dirty fuel, fuel pressure, or the little wire in the generator might be broken. I think you turn it on and off a bunch of times and the wire cleans the jet

 

[jake wells]

after running for a hr and adding a few capfuls of berryman b12 to the fuel it started burning better and more white. i cooked breakfast with it keeping my electric lights off i would say it puts out as much light as a 250 watt light.

 

[plcnut]

Just as a FYI when dealing with old lanterns: the old mantles are radioactive, and though they pose minimal risk during use, the dust and fragments can be hazardous if inhaled. See the following link if interested:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_mantle

 

[Lightning Performance]

I've never noticed a difference in light color due to the mantels. It's usually old or dirty fuel, fuel pressure, or the little wire in the generator might be broken. I think you turn it on and off a bunch of times and the wire cleans the jet

Yes

 

[jakethesnake]

Good score. If you use skoal use mint.... Wintergreen tastes funny after a bit ha ha

 

[USMC615]

Here's a shot of some of my Powerhouse Dual-Fuel 2/3 burner stoves. Have several in their boxes that date back many, many yrs ago. As well as my model 500 single burner stoves, and lanterns. These guys are all in the top of my non-a/c'd shop...it's a damn miserable sauna at times in the top of the shop...like right now. I do have a gable, thermostatic fan up there, it's a sweat box nonetheless.

Didn't want you folks to think I was talking chit about some of the Coleman stuff I got. Some of these stoves were absolutely scummy when I bought them...a little elbow grease, Simple Green, etc...and you can make ol' school chit look like new...minus the little rust.

 

[jakethesnake]

Here's a shot of some of my Powerhouse Dual-Fuel 2/3 burner stoves. Have several in their boxes that date back many, many yrs ago. As well as my model 500 single burner stoves, and lanterns. These guys are all in the top of my non-a/c'd shop...it's a damn miserable sauna at times in the top of the shop...like right now. I do have a gable, thermostatic fan up there, it's a sweat box nonetheless.

Didn't want you folks to think I was talking chit about some of the Coleman stuff I got. Some of these stoves were absolutely scummy when I bought them...a little elbow grease, Simple Green, etc...and you can make ol' school chit look like new...minus the little rust.
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Sir that may qualify as hoarding. Let me get a couple of those Ha ha nice stash man

 

[USMC615]

Sir that may qualify as hoarding. Let me get a couple of those Ha ha nice stash man

If I can get all my Coleman stuff outta the topside of the shop early tomorrow morning while it's cool, you ain't seen nothing yet my man...