My first vintage coleman 1968 502-700

[kzhorse]

Well the 1948 152A showed up,I media blasted the font now to polish if it will or paint back to original. Installed a globe from a Northstar closest size without going original (to expensive for me) so I will tape off and blast to frost the top half and remove northstar.But it orks pretty good for its age.
Just wish the other 288 and 275 would show up.


Scott

[campmaster-k]

That is awesome that the north star glass fits. Thanks for the great pics.

[kzhorse]

It is just about perfect just the top and bottom mouth are a little bigger from what I can figure out about the original.
Is it common for the bottom to be steel and the top of the font be brass?

Scott

[canned o minimum]

I checked my stash.. no B-Day Coleman fer ya..sorry. I'll keep my eye out fer one tho..

DAMMIT! I jus dropped my eye ! Well, I still have one good one ...

[starleen2]

It is just about perfect just the top and bottom mouth are a little bigger from what I can figure out about the original.
Is it common for the bottom to be steel and the top of the font be brass?

Scott

yep - most of them are that way. The steel bottom keeps the fount bottom from pushing out under pressure

[kzhorse]

Not 100% sure it is Coleman but found this at a yard sale this morning date is 1984 stamped on bottom and a single mantle. for $15 I could not pass it up.
EDIT= State machine products "DUH"printed on box.









Scott

[campmaster-k]

Scott I have been trying to get one of those for many moons. That is a Coleman Military. You are going for greatness my brother.

[canned o minimum]

EASY Kirk ,ole boy ! Take a long,deep breath and go polish a 220e fre a few minutes...

Scott ! Now look what ya gone and done to poor Kirk...

[campmaster-k]

You just dont know. It really did make me breath just a bit rapid. I would say I have bid on about 10 of those on ebay. Im just to cheap to go all the way. But to find one at a yard sale!??????????? Jumpin Jones I need one of those. Not want ---------- Neeeeeeeeeed.

[canned o minimum]

Oh Kirk.. dear sweet Kirk...One will come yer way. Maybe even on a truck headed to the swap meet and ya can run after it and rescue it !

Good thangs come to those who wait...No.. wait a minute ! They come to those who CHASE EM DOWN !

Go git em Kirk !!! Wachu waitin fer ! GO ! Run Forest.. RUN !

[kzhorse]

But it is just a Coleman look-a-like the quality is not the same the fit and finish is not as good the ventalator is just painted,bad welds and the glass is not marked with any markings.
But I did fill it up and it burned for about 12 hours last night.

Scott

[kzhorse]

Well I got the font and stem painted on the 152A and found this shade at a yard sale for $.50 so I guess it will work.I still have to do the gold trim but that is going to be a lot harder.



Scott

[starleen2]

But it is just a Coleman look-a-like the quality is not the same the fit and finish is not as good the ventalator is just painted,bad welds and the glass is not marked with any markings.
But I did fill it up and it burned for about 12 hours last night.

Scott

The Lantern is a Milspec - they all look alike (except with a few exceptions) to match the military order. I have several models and amazed at the similarly and slight differences of each manufacturer.

Milspec info (From Neil McRae)

Only the Coleman Milspecs had a model number. Coleman called the original 252 and when the quad globe was introduced in 1952 gave it the number 252A. None of the others have a number. So there is no such thing as an SMP 252A for instance.

Early production from 1944 and 1945 were made by AGM, Akron, and Coleman with Aladdin making burner sets to convert exising lanterns and possibly to supply burners for the other three.

From Neil and Warren: (anyone have a 1962 or 1970?)

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

Hope this helps

[canned o minimum]

Hmmmm... that lamp shade looks a bit COMBUSTIBLE ! Are ya sure it'll hold up to the heat ?

[Ratkity]

Hmmmm... that lamp shade looks a bit COMBUSTIBLE ! Are ya sure it'll hold up to the heat ?

The tops of those globes get pretty hot! Not sure I'd use that. I'm sure someone else who has more experience with the Coleman lamps will chime in soon. I think there is a reason why most of the lamp shades were glass.

Hugs,
Ratkity