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VINTAGE 1940'S COLEMAN 237 - 299 LANTERN - MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Brand: Coleman


VINTAGE 1940'S  COLEMAN 237 LANTERN - MARKED MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION SCROLL THRU THE LISTING TO SEE ALL THE PICS. QUICK NOTE --  THE TANK HOLDS PRESSURE AND DOES NOT LEAK. THE LANTERN IS MARKED 237 USE GENERATOR NO 237 - 299 THE FUEL TANK SIDE IS MARKED -------- COLEMAN TRADE MARK REG'D THE SUNSHINE OF THE NIGHT  MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE ADJUST KNOB IS IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH -- MARKED --- MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE GLOBE IS MARKED COLEMAN MADE IN U.S.A.  --  THE LETTERING IS A LIGHT GREEN. SOME OF THE FUEL PIPING IS MARKED 5231. THE LANTERN IS APPROX. 13 3/4" HIGH. THE FUEL TANK IS 6" WIDE. THE VENTILATOR CAP IS 7 1/4" WIDE. THE VENTILATOR  CAP DOES HAVE QUITE A BIT OF RUST. THE TOP NUT IS NOT ORIGINAL. THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK HAS SOME RUST THAT HAS SOME ROUGHNESS TO IT. (NOTE) THE TANK HAD FUEL IN IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT. IT DOES NOT LEAK. THE PUMP WORKS CORRECTLY AND THE TANK HOLDS THE PRESSURE. THE FUEL TANK DOES HAVE A SMALL DENT ON IT'S SIDE.
THE GLOBE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS. IT DOES HAVE A WIDER SHAPE TO THE GLOBE, AND TO REPEAT IT IS MARKED COLEMAN MADE IN U.S.A IN LIGHT GREEN LETTERING BEFORE. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE LANTERN WAS LAST USED OR CLEANED. I DID NOT TRY TO LIGHT THE LANTERN. THE FUEL ADJUSTMENT KNOB, DOES TURN SMOOTHLY, AND WORK AS DOES THE OTHER LEVER. I BELIEVE THE LANTERN SHOULD WORK WITH A NEW MANTLE AND FUEL, BUT I CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT. ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK. CHECK YOUR SHIPPING OPTIONS.