Hi all, First post here as a member, been browsing these forums finding a great deal of useful information from you all for a while now. Wanted to share a recent find which I am very happy with, a Coleman CQ purchased in Vic Australia, the lamp was in pretty good shape when I got it but required a good fettle and tank deep clean. The generator, a Q99 was also blocked. I did a full restoration on the gen, and unfortunately damaged the thread for the jet in doing so, and consequently busted off the thread for the jet trying to put it back in. Fortunately I was able to braze it back together and it runs brilliantly. I did not intend to share this as a project from the beginning and as such don't have many photos, but wanted to share this here and say hello. Also, as it came with a modern reproduction shade when I got it, I was lucky enough to find this shade for next to nothing at a local second hand / antique store. Thanks for looking, look forward to getting involved here. Cheers, Liam
Hello Liam. Not just a great lamp, but a fine job with the repair to the jet. Thanks for the post. Les
Welcome aboard! It's a fine lamp and well fettled. However, that is not a CQ., in my opinion, it's a Coleman 119-A, the first link below shows an example. Some Coleman table lamps which have that style of tank have CQ., stamped on the base plate / bottom of the tank, but that is because Coleman were using up base plates which they had in stock. The second link shows the relevant pages for the CQ.. Some more detailed images of the lamp would help with positive identification. 1930-1931 Coleman 119A CQ, CQF, CQG, CQF
Welcome to CPL @Liam P Nice lamp and well done with the generator repair. Does it have a built-in pump opposite the filler?
Thanks Jeff, interesting fact about the CQ base plates, I guess this is the case here. I'll upload a few more photos, apologies they are not the best but hopefully they help with a positive ID. Thanks Robbo, yes there is a built in pump. I'm also wondering if anyone has any details about the shade? As mentioned earlier this didn't come with the lamp, I found it by chance in a cluttered store on its own, but I see it looks a lot like the Coleman #443 shade but perhaps it is too white? Many thanks, Liam
I think the shade is a Coleman 329D shade (Monax) with those horizontal parallel lines in the middle “ring” in the top section section. Not that I’ve seen one in the flesh, so someone with more direct knowledge can correct me. Tony
Thanks Tony, I'll look into it further. If it is genuinely a Coleman shade I'll be pretty happy with my luck finding it, the table lamps and shades particularly are not yet too familiar to me.
Hello Liam, I have had a look at your latest images and I'm still of the opinion that your lamp is a Coleman 119-A, however, someone who is more knowledgeable about Coleman products may have a different opinion. An R-55 vapouriser/generator can be fitted to that lamp and it has a built in cleaning wire. That shade looks splendid.
@JEFF JOHNSON I’m still pondering the 119A… . Does it not have the “Roto-type” generator assembly? Cheers Tony
Hello Tony, that's a valid point and you are correct. It's possible that Liam's lamp has been reconfigured at some point. Tony Press
Is it possible that this lamp is a Model C331? These were made from 1929 to 1933, and came in “brush silvertone”. The “Guide to Vintage Coleman Products 1900 to 1983” (ICCC 1915) has the following information for this lamp (for USA production): “Model number not marked on lamp, no decal. Match lighting, gasoline, standard Q70 burner with Q99 generator, built-in pump. Stamped on side of fount with Coleman, Quick-Lite, Trademark inside Sunshine logo. The Sunshine of the Night is stamped below logo. Bottom of fount stamped: Coleman CQ Quick-Lite, Reg US Pat Off, Made in USA, Coleman Lamp Co., Wichita, Kansas. Large, 8" diameter embossed brass fount. 3 pint capacity. Smooth, wing-cap filler plug. Bakelite valve wheel with 12 ridge marked "Close" and arrow. Wood handle, finished in "Ebony". Finish: Silvertone or "Brushed silver with ebony highlights". Equipped with "new" 329 white opal shade… Marketed at same time as 117A, 118A, 119A "for those who want our proven "Quick-lite" with convenience of built in pump". @Liam P How does that description fit your lamp? This is the photo of a C331 from the Coleman book (op cit). I do note, though, that odd variations of models were exported to Australia. Tony @JEFF JOHNSON @coleman54
Hello Tony, judging by the description it is a C331. Unfortunately I do not have a copy of the current Coleman book.
You have nailed it Tony, the description matches it exactly which gives me a fair amount of confidence the lamp is the C331 in its original form, with a very close match on the shade too. Thank you all for your input, I'll soon be on the hunt for another. Liam
Please look after that lamp, @Liam P. They are quite uncommon and there is no C331 in the Reference Gallery. And it was found in Oz! When you’re ready (and willing) it would be great if you could put a set of detailed photos in the Reference Gallery. Cheers Tony
I can assure you @Tony Press I will look after this one, as it will take a front row place amongst my other lanterns. I'd be happy to take some better pictures with a real camera when I get some time and post them in the reference galley here, thanks for the suggestion. This forum is such a great resource which I have spent a lot of time reading in the past. Thanks @Jean J, finding the shade for this lamp has given me a lot of motivation to check all the dark and dusty corners in our antique and used wares stores, there are some gems to be found yet.
This link shows an Australian advert for that lamp. https://classicpressurelamps.com/threads/coleman-quick-lite-co-of-australia-3-may-1930.13300/
