I just wondered if there was any mileage in a thread where members post their birthday lanterns. To start the ball rolling here's mine:- A Coleman 242C dated 5 50. This is the worst Coleman hood I have and just about the worst one I've ever seen. To make matters worse, it's been dropped on it's head at some point and is slightly out of shape around the back. However, you have to take what you can get with these things... I have had it lit many years ago and from what I remember, it's a reasonable performer. I would have liked to be able to post an image of a Tilley lamp or lantern made in the same month as I appeared but unfortunately, I was born several years before their dating system began...
Wow, what a nice iedea, David. And NO I (how sad) don't have a Tilley from august(14) 1961 ... I have asked that question in relation to a Tilley 246A I couldn't find in the gallery. Because Tilley was just moving in that time, away from Hendon and to another lamp-type (Guardsman 246=> 246A). Neil told me that they were using the parts that they still had lying in that period. When someone could make me happy ... I would very interested !! A Petromax would be welcome too of course *grins Grettings, Peter
Yes, August 1961 was a transition period for Tilley, during which they produced [url=http://0flo.com/index.php?threads/42 lantern. As you see, it has an X246 tank but stamped X246A. If it had been an ordinary lantern, then I'd have been happy to let you have it. As it is, it's staying here with me - sorry!
Hi David i must admit i agree with you about the hood to me the hood looks cheap looking but never the less a very nice looking lantern and well made i realy do like the look of these older lanterns with the rounded(barelled) globe,and i would imagine it to be a good performer it would have been nice if you fired it up
No idea, Jeff - that's how it came to me from the US, many moons ago... Looking at the other 242s shown here, it seems likely it isn't correct and belongs to a lantern with a much wider ventilator. No doubt someone who knows will come along soon... Your wish is my command, although I always think that when a lantern is shown running, most of the detail is lost. Anyway:- It still had pressure in the tank from when I last ran it, years ago. I added some panel wipe and it lit straight up without any problems - such are these older Coleman lanterns - and for it's size it's staggeringly bright. It's brighter than the 201 which it's running alongside in my kitchen right now. And, no - I'm not worried in the least about burning my house down or dying of damp, noxious vapours or other unforeseen causes (to coin a phrase...)
Panel wipe is used in the motor trade for the final cleaning of car body panels just prior to re-spraying. It's probably the nearest thing to Coleman fuel you're going to get here in the UK without paying a king's ransom. My local motor factor sells it for around £10 per 5 litres, although the one opposite him sells it at a far higher price, so shop around. You need to buy the full-fat, industrial strength, high VOC stuff - NOT the water-based version which, unsurprisingly, tends not to burn too well...
Hi David thank you for showing it running it realy is a good performer but you are 100% right a lot of the detail is lost when it is running
