amg 3016 find

[alex k]

just found an american gas machine co lantern , no . 3016. red in color single mantle .
looks like a coleman and has a coleman globe ( sunshine over " coleman " ) .
came with the original instruction sheet , extra mantles and generator tube .
all for $20.00 including an ll beam canvas bag .

any idea how i can tell the manufacture date ?

it lit right up on first try !!!!!!!!

[alex k]

here are pix of it

[Lazybones]

Nice find!
These were made in the mid to late 1940's.