Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **rainjer** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:03 pm

This is a June 1951 Model 200 that belongs to a friend of mine. This was his Grandpa's & then Dad's lantern. My friend inherited a few years back. He asked me if I can make it work again. I plan in doing a full restoration on it for him. (BTW, yes the red vent & green fount are correct for this lantern. These are often referred to as Christmas lanterns.)

Jeremy

by **Micro469** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:02 am

Looks like an easy fix... What's the condition of the ventilator? If damaged, that's the hard part to find....( I was lucky).
:thumbsup:

by **rainjer** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:54 am

The vent is in good shape, it is the rest that needs work. I belive it has red lamp oil in the tank. It does not smell like fuel, it has a sweat smell.

Also, this is a 200A, not a 200. The "A" stamped on the collar is real faint.

Jeremy

by **doug hodder** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:38 pm

Jeremy...that might be why that globe is so crudded up....wrong fuel. Doug

by **rainjer** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:50 pm

I got this lantern apart today. What a mess. I have cleaned the vent & globe. The brass is soaking & the steel will be getting blasted this week.

The vent is almost perfect, just 2 small chips.

Jeremy

by **doug hodder** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:34 pm

Jeremy....here is my visitor, maybe staying for 2 weeks. Her birthday is July 51. She will get a strip on the fount and repaint, bead blast on the frame and rest, polish up and any new parts that she needs. Doug

by **rainjer** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:32 pm

Almost done. I will pressure test it tonight. Then put some fuel in it tomorrow night & fire it up. I will give it back Friday.

Jeremy

by **doug hodder** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:45 pm

That cleaned up great Jeremy! I'm sure he'll love it. Does it get a decal? Doug

by **rainjer** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:55 pm

Nope. It did not have one.

Jeremy

by **packerz4** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:43 am

what did you do to the top to make it look so nice?

by **doug hodder** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:16 am

I don't know what Jeremy used, but I use 0000 steel wool and some liquid dish detergent, not a brillo pad. Cleans them up really well....don't bear down on the wool and try to "scour". Also...I found that a coarse scotchbrite pad will scratch the porcelain, just my experience however. User beware. Doug

by **rainjer** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:18 am

packerz4 wrote:what did you do to the top to make it look so nice?

Soap & water & a wash rag. It was just soot.

Jeremy

by **packerz4** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:27 am

rainjer wrote:
packerz4 wrote:what did you do to the top to make it look so nice?

Soap & water & a wash rag. It was just soot.

Jeremy

awesome. you do nice work!

tam

by **rainjer** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:10 pm

It's a burner.

It s so hard to get a good picture at night.

Jeremy

by **packerz4** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:13 pm

You should put a coleman sticker onit for the coolness factor!

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