Coleman treasures

[2050z]

I was unable to find a date or model # on this one. Any ideas ?

Mike provided the best information. Can you take more pictures of your lantern?

[Texas8point]

The year made and manufacturer is normally stamped on the bottom but not always.



Not all mil specs were made by Coleman. Quite a few companies were awarded contracts to build mil specs. The quality varied a lot. Coleman, of course, built the best. The other companies....not so much.



Here are the years made and the manufacturers.



1944 Akron, AGM (Albert Lee,MN), Coleman (Wichita, KS)



1945 AGM, Coleman



1951 AGM



1952-1961 Coleman



1963 Coleman, Thermos



1964-1966 Coleman



1967 Coleman, AutoFab



1968-1969 Coleman



1971-1972 Form-Tech



1973-1976 Coleman



1977 Armstrong Products (Huntington, WV)



1978 Armstrong Products



1979 Coleman, SMP (State Machine Products, Dry Ridge KY)



1980-1991 SMP



Lets say your lantern is a 1971 built by Form-Tech. It should have this stamped on the bottom.



U.S.

F.T.

1971

It has the Coleman stamp on the glass, but I will ck the bottom.

[2050z]

What did you find on the bottom?

[2050z]

anybody else got some Coleman treasures hidden away?

[slabnabbin]

Cool thread

[2050z]

Modern Coleman

Picked this up really cheap and it will come in handy with the kids on our camping trip.

[SwampRabbit]

Well, it is not vintage, but my cub scouts bought be a brand new 424-700 as a thank you gift for being their den leader and taking them through their entire journey as cub scouts. They crossed over last weekend.

[2050z]

Well, it is not vintage, but my cub scouts bought be a brand new 424-700 as a thank you gift for being their den leader and taking them through their entire journey as cub scouts. They crossed over last weekend.

That is so cool. I am on the hunt for a lantern again and I still have not finished my other projects.

[SwampRabbit]

That is so cool. I am on the hunt for a lantern again and I still have not finished my other projects.

I am now on the hunt for a featherlight/peak/exponent stove

[2050z]

I am now on the hunt for a featherlight/peak/exponent stove

Got a trip for it?

[SwampRabbit]

Got a trip for it?

Not yet... but I am also just a stove junkie.

I got my gift stove in... turned out to be a 414 instead of a 424, which is awesome because I can fit my 10" lodge cookware on it. Only problem is that when I went to pump the tank, air was coming back out of the pump if you removed your finger or basically until you turned it back close. I think there must be something defective in the check valve. I need to call up coleman an figure out what they want to do.

[SwampRabbit]

Coleman is going to send me a check valve/stem and pump assembly. Hopefully the removal and installation isn't a big pain. I've done pump assemblies, but haven't bothered with the check valve.

[Saltgrass Mikerr]

Took a little while to get fired up but she is hissing. Not bad for a single mantle lantern.

Let there be light ! and Coleman said " no problem"

[2050z]

Not yet... but I am also just a stove junkie.

I got my gift stove in... turned out to be a 414 instead of a 424, which is awesome because I can fit my 10" lodge cookware on it. Only problem is that when I went to pump the tank, air was coming back out of the pump if you removed your finger or basically until you turned it back close. I think there must be something defective in the check valve. I need to call up coleman an figure out what they want to do.

could be the check valve.

[2050z]

Coleman is going to send me a check valve/stem and pump assembly. Hopefully the removal and installation isn't a big pain. I've done pump assemblies, but haven't bothered with the check valve.

I have 286a that Mike and I could not get the check valve out. Hope we can save this lantern. There is a guy who make a removal tool. Wants like 30 for it.