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Coleman 288A Commemorative Lantern Wichita State University 1905 Night Football

Estimated price for orientation: 199 $

Category: Lanterns
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Sport: Football Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original/Reproduction: Original Year: 1995


For auction is a commemorative Coleman lantern.  The lantern is a model 288A---double mantle with a black top vent and a nickel font. The bottom of the lantern is date marked August 1995.  The lantern is unfired, unused and in mint condition.

The lantern commemorates the 1905 football game between Fairmount College (now Wichita State University) and Cooper College (now Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas) played at night on October 6, 1905 and lit with gas lanterns supplied by the Coleman Company.  This event was reenacted on October 7, 1995 as part of Wichita State University's Centennial celebration.
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