My meager collection

[Aaron Coffee]

First the coleman stuff

228F, stamped on the bottom 3 55, would that be March 1955? 200A stamped 5 70, May 1970?

425E, stamped 6 76, June 1976?
Would like to get the 200A going, it won't pump up. Where do I start?

Non coleman stuff

[High Desert]

Aaron, you're correct on the dates of the Coleman stuff.

If the 200 wont build pressure it may need a new pump cup. The originals are leather and dry out over time. Sometimes soaking them in Neatsfoot oil will bring them back too. Also check the fuel cap seal, they also tend to leak with age and lack of use.
Here's a link that you may find useful, walks through a full rebuild of a single mantle lantern;
http://www.oldcolemanparts.com/resources/tech/re_1lant.cfm


You've got some nice vintage items. Can you tell us what the name is on the tan cooler in the 4th pic?

[Aaron Coffee]

It's a Knapp Monarch Therma Chest, it still has the sandwich tray in it and the bottle opener attached to the lid.
All of the Coleman stuff is family heirlooms, meaning that when I moved here fifteen years ago they got stuffed in the garage from the previous garage...
The tan cooler and the water jug I got off of ebay, the red cooler I bought at an auction with a box of other unwanted items for $5, sold the garden hose reel that was in the box for $2, so the cooler only cost me $3.

[Aaron Coffee]

I thniked I'm hooked, started scanning the local shopper for rummage sales with camping gear listed. Picked up a new pump, mantels and globe for the 200A. Plan on just a good cleanup and pump replacment, and some paint touchup on the bottom of the fount. Haven't tried the 228F yet. If I remember right we had a heck of a time finding the globe for the 228 back in the late 70's early 80, finally found this one at a small hardware/feed store.
There's just something about the sound of these lanterns that says camping to me.

[doug hodder]

Nice bunch of stuff! You'll like the amber globe on the 228...really cuts the harshness of the light...supposed to not attract as many bugs either. Doug