IRG lantern light up...we got numbers! update

[jhb]

[quote="Kevin A"John, I'll be recruiting you to help light my 40 plus lanterns...... /quote]
I'll get them all pumped up for you...er...

[danlott]

Hopefully I will be bringing one gas lantern. I recently picked up a 200A off ebay. I made a really lowball offer and the seller accepted. It is not a birthday lantern (7/71) like a wanted, but everyone needs a few lanterns anyway right?

Here is the picture from the ebay listing.



It is actually a dark red color, closer to burgandy. In the picture it does look darker, but I thought that was just the bad lighting. It was made in 10/61. It holds pressure and air comes through the valve as is should. I will clean it up a little and hopefully have a working lantern for the light up.

Dan

[High Desert]

Hopefully I will be bringing one gas lantern. I recently picked up a 200A off ebay. I made a really lowball offer and the seller accepted. It is not a birthday lantern (7/71) like a wanted, but everyone needs a few lanterns anyway right?

Here is the picture from the ebay listing.



It is actually a dark red color, closer to burgandy. In the picture it does look darker, but I thought that was just the bad lighting. It was made in 10/61. It holds pressure and air comes through the valve as is should. I will clean it up a little and hopefully have a working lantern for the light up.

Dan

whoa, you did real well Dan. That color 200A is quite sought after by collectors, only came in that burgundy shade for about a year. Not easy to find in that good of condition. Great find for your first 200 model.

[Ron Dickey]

found this site if anyone needs to see a manual

http://www.oldcolemanparts.com/resources/man.php

[Kevin A]

I apent most of today working on the herd getting them ready for the lightup. Last count is pushing 45 lanterns. All I have left to do is fuel them up, test fire and install mantles on the ones that work.
Here's most of the group.



And here's one of the 242C's lit up.

[Lazybones]

Very Nice Kevin! That is a lot of lanterns.
Putting on all of the mantles and burning them in is the hardest part in my book..

[Lazybones]

Kevin Had an idea. We are going ot have an UGLY lantern contest. so if you have one you weren't going ot bring because it was an embarassment. You just may have a chance to win if you do!

[Kevin A]

Kevin Had an idea. We are going ot have an UGLY lantern contest. so if you have one you weren't going ot bring because it was an embarassment. You just may have a chance to win if you do!

There's one rule, it has to be a working lantern.

[doug hodder]

We're gonna need a T shirt for Kevin that says....."got thumb?"

[starleen2]

I apent most of today working on the herd getting them ready for the lightup. Last count is pushing 45 lanterns. All I have left to do is fuel them up, test fire and install mantles on the ones that work.
Here's most of the group.



And here's one of the 242C's lit up.

. . . and ALL of sudden, no one can find Coleman fuel in California

[jhb]

Or perhaps Keven has built a bomb. Maybe I won't camp in the meadow...

[S. Heisley]

Or perhaps Keven has built a bomb. Maybe I won't camp in the meadow...

...Or, near the front gate?

[DragonFire]

I'm bringing 5. That's all I've got in white gas. So far..

[danlott]

Well I will not be able to compete with Kevin, but I have one gas lantern that I will be bringing.



Dan

[Kevin A]

Great looking Burgundy you've got there Dan.

I spent most of this afternoon on my lanterns, 21 of them are testfired, mantled up and ready for IRG. 24 to go. Not sure what my final count will be but I'll do my best to get them all working.