Great thanks. Shade cleaned up well. Pretty good condition considering its age. String is intake, no surface rust on frame. Plastic in good...
Which mantles are best to use
Thanks Phil, good spotting on the valve screw. I actually hasent paid that too much attention yet. On quick glance I thought it was complete. I...
Hi All, Found this lamp today, Coleman 158 with original shade and glass. I see there aren't any on the gallery so this may be the first to go...
I do remember seeing that marking when I as looking at the lamp. I hid it under a table amongst other junk in the shop. Should still be there...
Thanks Jeff, Very interesting, and exciting being so rare. Pity it may not all be original but defiantly worth going back and picking up. The guy...
So I wonder if the skirt is original to the lantern, did they split the original hood in two and add in the stands, or is the top and skirt were...
Function over form indeed.......Yes spots welds... That's exactly what you would expect. Your right about the supports being in the outside. Still...
Hahahaha. It's not a bad job. Better than pot rivets and glue!!! Not sure why they would do pressed ended pins like that instead of set screws or...
Saw this in a second hand shop. I'm pretty sure it's a Coleman maybe made up with two or three different lamps, maybe F 102, CQ... Any ideas? I'm...
Very well made if this hood has been fettled
Thanks Neil, I had a strong feeling it was an Akron. Interesting comment about the hood. If it is fettled then it's a very very good job. It looks...
Hi all, Found this little beauty last week. The closest I can pic it to is Akron but there are no others like it in the gallery. What do you all...
Tilley heaters a very common and you come across them all the time on TradeMe. Never seen Kayen. The American lanterns I mentioned have all been...
Hi Matty, Definitely Tilley and Coleman at the top of the list. I have seen the odd Aida, Alladin, Primus and Optimus, Hipolito but these are not...
Thanks everyone, I knew it was American! mystery incorporated solve another mystery.....would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for you...
Kynoch maybe
I've been through the American and UK galleries but can't find anything that is a match. A few similar but not quite the same
Hi everyone, yet another mystery lantern. No markings, no names. Looks American to me.....but there's just something about it that doesn't seem...
Insider trading!!!! Hahahaha, good team work guys
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