Lamp test drive..

Lanterns, stoves, etc... anything old!

Postby Ratkity » Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:28 pm

I've been coveting those lamps for a long time! So cool.

Thanks for the picts.

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Postby rainjer » Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:26 pm

mikeschn wrote:Nice lamp, that one. Do you have a model number for it?

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I believe it is a Canadian Model 159. There has been some debate on the Coleman forum about it so I am not sure.

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Postby rainjer » Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:29 pm

Ratkity wrote:I've been coveting those lamps for a long time! So cool.

Thanks for the picts.

Hugs,
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Careful, you would not want to break one of the Coleman 10 Commandments:

Thou stall not covet another man's gas appliance.

:D

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Postby mikeschn » Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:36 am

Interesting history of parchment shade lanterns here: http://terrence.marsh.faculty.noctrl.ed ... 1920s.html

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Mike, that is a great link, thanks!

Postby Alfred » Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:28 am

mikeschn wrote:Interesting history of parchment shade lanterns here: http://terrence.marsh.faculty.noctrl.ed ... 1920s.html

Mike...


Mike, that is a great link, thanks! Lots of pictures of these vintage lamps. Very interesting commentary with the pictures. Thanks for posting the link!

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Postby High Desert » Sun Dec 05, 2010 11:45 am

cowboy, the regular #21 mantles should work fine on a lamp.
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