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A birthday lantern for my wife

Postby High Desert » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:22 pm

This was a fun lantern to find. My wife's birthday lantern, a 220E transition model. Got it from a pal for a good price, and it came with the original box. Fount was spotless, just needed a quick cleaning and a little wax. After some initial testing I burned in a set of mantles, added fuel and lit it right up. Ran it for over an hour last night, burned like a champ. IMO it's perfect for a user, not perfect but still nice condition. It will go in a Coleman metal case I got awhile back so it can travel, she said it goes on all camping trips from now on! 8)

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Postby rainjer » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:31 pm

That is just like the one I found. Mine is per 6/63. Ehat is the date on yours?

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Postby High Desert » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:37 pm

rainjer wrote:That is just like the one I found. Mine is per 6/63. Ehat is the date on yours?

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It's a 10/63 Jeremy. From what I've read the transition ones came out over about 5 or 6 months in the latter part of '63. I've got an 8/63 228E transition that makes a good mate to this one.

I rememeber that one you found recently, that was a sharp one!
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Postby teardrop_focus » Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:04 pm

Nicely done, Shaun!

Happy Birthday to the DW (when the time comes).

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Postby High Desert » Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:50 pm

teardrop_focus wrote:Nicely done, Shaun!

Happy Birthday to the DW (when the time comes).

:P

Thanks Chris, and I'll pass it along :thumbsup:
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Postby Zollinger » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:07 pm

Nice lantern Shaun. Kinda tricky how you got your wife to support your hobby. My husband likes my 200A. I almost have him ready to convert over to white gas. We have had the propane versus white gas argument going for a few years. :thinking: I am gonna start looking for his birthday lantern and have it painted to match his Shasta.
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Postby High Desert » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:17 pm

Zollinger wrote:Nice lantern Shaun. Kinda tricky how you got your wife to support your hobby. My husband likes my 200A. I almost have him ready to convert over to white gas. We have had the propane versus white gas argument going for a few years. :thinking: I am gonna start looking for his birthday lantern and have it painted to match his Shasta.

There ya go Dawn. Painted to match the Shasta would be hard to beat, very cool idea.

What date do you need? Maybe one of us has something with the correct date... :thinking:


If they enjoy it, it's sharing, not tricky lol! ;) :lol:
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Postby Zollinger » Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:19 pm

I'm looking for May of 61.
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Postby doug hodder » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:40 pm

Painting them up to match a trailer really makes the package. I've got a stove done up for the new trailer need to paint the tank, and have a 228 that matches the Voyager. I gotta find a Sears black top for a 200 or 220 so I can do the tank to match the new trailer. Great idea on the B-day lantern for the wife. Doug
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Postby rainjer » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:51 pm

Zollinger wrote:I'm looking for May of 61.


You would want to look for:

White Gas
220E
228E
200A
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Kerosene
237A
239

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