Coleman treasures

[2050z]

I do now. I bet my 502 stove will fit.

[SwampRabbit]

It even snaps in. I didn't know until I was getting off the shelf and noticed the folgers canister on the shelf above it was the same size. I had been trying to figure out a case for the stove for years... just happened to bring the folgers container home from a cub scout campout.

[2050z]

Way cheaper than and actual stove case.

[Arrowsmith]

Today is my birthday. I was born in 1953. My buddy Timm Getts located a 1953 200A black band. He told me about and said "Go get it". Well I did and its about as perfect as it gets. 62 years and ten months old (2-53). It has fuel in and it pumps up and holds pressure. I opened the valve and it sounds good. I am going to put some fresh fuel in it, put a mantle on it and see if it will light. The ventilator is perfect, the globe is perfect, the black band frame rest is perfect, the font has one very small paint chip. The decal is showing its age but is intact. I am not going to refinish this one. I am just going to polish the font with some polishing compound and call it good.

Timm and I met thru bow hunter education. I taught his bow hunter ed class. We became friends. He became a bow hunter ed instructor and somewhere along the way we found out we both collected old Coleman stuff.

Thanks Timm !! This is a great birthday present !!

[Arrowsmith]

Coleman 200A black band. Made in February 1953.

[BTLowry]

Congrats

Didn't know they made a black band and would have guessed someone painted it

[Arrowsmith]

Congrats

Didn't know they made a black band and would have guessed someone painted it

The black bands were only made for a couple of years in the early 1950s. I have seen 1952 models and 1953 models. Coleman stopped making the blaxk bands in the summer of 1953.

[Goldeneagle]

That's nice Mike! And Happy Birthday!

[2050z]

Today is my birthday. I was born in 1953. My buddy Timm Getts located a 1953 200A black band. He told me about and said "Go get it". Well I did and its about as perfect as it gets. 62 years and ten months old (2-53). It has fuel in and it pumps up and holds pressure. I opened the valve and it sounds good. I am going to put some fresh fuel in it, put a mantle on it and see if it will light. The ventilator is perfect, the globe is perfect, the black band frame rest is perfect, the font has one very small paint chip. The decal is showing its age but is intact. I am not going to refinish this one. I am just going to polish the font with some polishing compound and call it good.

Timm and I met thru bow hunter education. I taught his bow hunter ed class. We became friends. He became a bow hunter ed instructor and somewhere along the way we found out we both collected old Coleman stuff.

Thanks Timm !! This is a great birthday present !!

Glad you were able to pick it up and walk out there with it. Cannot wait to see that one glowing and hissing.

[SwampRabbit]

My birth month Lantern was waiting at the door when I got home from the lease today!

[2050z]

Great looking lantern!!!! How's the old stove look? 220J?

[SwampRabbit]

Great looking lantern!!!! How's the old stove look? 220J?

So it has a leak around the valve. She knew that but I need to break it down and diagnose. Yep 220J.

You want me to send pics of the stove? I put it up in the garage, can take some pics in better light tomorrow.

[2050z]

So it has a leak around the valve. She knew that but I need to break it down and diagnose. Yep 220J.

You want me to send pics of the stove? I put it up in the garage, can take some pics in better light tomorrow.

that should be pretty simple to fix. It's a good looking lantern.

[SwampRabbit]

that should be pretty simple to fix. It's a good looking lantern.

It was an ebay/estate and yeah... it looks great. I was very happy. Looks like original glass.

[2050z]

It was an ebay/estate and yeah... it looks great. I was very happy. Looks like original glass.

yep that is the original glass. Any rust around the ventilator nut?