1966 Model 200A Lantern - Rebuild Completed April 2009

[BobR]

I acquired this lantern in March 2009 from an eBay auction. I selected this model as representative of the type I used when I began camping with the Boy Scouts in early '60's.

The lantern was not operational when I got it. There was some rust on the frame and scratches on the fount so I did a complete overhaul.

The lantern was completely disassembled and cleaned in a citric acid bath. The fount stripped and repainted; the generator, valve packing, leather pump cup and mantle were replaced. The filler cap was updated to the new model for safety (the original is still used for display).

The lantern burns beautifully now, another piece of history back in service.

[rainjer]

Very nice.

Jeremy

[BobR]

Thanks Jeremy. And thanks for all of your help to all of us on this forum.

[doug hodder]

Looks great Bob!!! It's really rewarding when you take a funky old lantern, take it apart, restore it and breathe new life into it. Congrats! Doug

[BobR]

Thanks Doug. Working on my 228 now. Probably going to have to paint the frame on that one cause of the the rust damage.

[PresTx82]

The filler cap was updated to the new model for safety (the original is still used for display).

Nice restoration.

Question? The older filler caps aren't "safe"? I haven't ran across this.

[rainjer]

The filler cap was updated to the new model for safety (the original is still used for display).

Nice restoration.

Question? The older filler caps aren't "safe"? I haven't ran across this.

This is from the Old Town Coleman site:

For safety reasons I recommend using the new replacement cap (220C1401) on appliances that are to be used. The new caps are designed to direct discharge downward and away from flame if unscrewed while the tank or fount is pressurized. The old caps, if uscrewed while pressurized, may allow fuel to be released up and/or out, resulting in an explosion. Accoringly, I recommend these replacement gaskets for display use only. Coleman no longer offers new filler caps for the 242 and 243 series lanterns.

Jeremy