Found in Tasmania Australia this Canadian made L227 is the earliest date known to my knowledge It is stamped 1-32 and all others found till now are stamped 4-3 It is totally untouched and has correct burner assy for this model I think there are less than ten known so very happy to find in the wilds Downunder !
I am now in possession of this lantern, and have restored it. [Fred Kuntz mica chimney] "Coleman" "Quick Lite". Note the new, unused or hardly used, stem assembly that was on the lantern. It needed some re-seating to shut off properly, which I did using some lapping paste. "Made in Canada / 1 32" Note the missing hole in he upper arm of the K. Note the stamping of the air tube to fix it in place. Canadian R55 generator. The ball nut has had a hard life! The vent is in quite good condition. The cage and handle was quite rusted. I gave it a good bath in ciric acid for 10 days, then painted it with automotive caliper paint. Up and running Taken with an old mica chimney, using Peerless 2G-HG mantles. It's running very well! Cheers Tony @Akeepsake
Now that you’ve exposed the fact that you have one dated 12/1931, I will point out that the “Coleman Book” has the Canadian manufacture of this lantern listed as: “1934”. The three that have turned up in Australia so far are this one and @AussiePete (1/32) and your 12/31. Cheers Tony
Now! Looking through the Reference Gallery and elsewhere it seems to me that the Canadian Coleman 227s were made using a tank (fount) that has an offset pump, but the USA version has a straight line pump: Any observations from other collectors? … and… Australia seems to be the home of Canadian (& some USA 227s). Cheers Tony @Mackburner @coleman54 @Toby Garner
@Tony Press I can only speak for the US internal pump Quicklite lanterns (L227 & L427) They would retain the strait line pump with soldered in pickup tube from mid 1927 to the end of their production in 1940 with the 227 ending production sometime in the early 30's. Even tho their instant lighting counterparts would receive the offset pump in 1930. There were some Quickliteing lamps and heaters built in the late 20's and early 30's that would get the offset pump on a fount that was originally a strait line, so I'm not sure why Coleman chose to stick with the strait line on the 227/427 founts for another 10 years or so... Altho many things about early Coleman make me scratch my head... Isn't collecting fun?!!
