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1940s Coleman Model 242 B Lantern

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1940s Coleman Model 242 B Lantern
For your consideration is this vintage, 1940s Coleman Model 242 B gas lantern. William Coffin (W.C.) Coleman was born in 1870 and moved to the Midwest within a year. His family settled in a small town in Kansas, the state which would remain Coleman’s home for the rest of his life. During a fateful sales trip, Coleman was reportedly walking down a sidewalk one evening when he was transfixed by the bright glow of a gasoline-burning lantern perched in a shop’s window. The young salesman switched to gasoline lantern sales at once, and within a few years had acquired the rights to the lamps he sold and had made improvements on their design. By the 1920s, Coleman was recognized across the U.S. and around the globe as a maker of fine lighting equipment. The lamp features a green metal top and nickel colored base for holding the liquid fuel. The middle of the lamp reads, "Coleman, Made In The U.S.A., Model 242 B, Pat # 1973184, Pat # 2008882". The lamp features a large swinging handle for easy carrying and hanging. The base features two knobs, one for pumping fuel into the lantern and one acting as a cap to the fuel basin. The lantern is in good condition overall with wear to the upper part of the lamp and a slight patina from its vintage age. The lantern has not been tested for functionality. The lantern measures 4 3/4" diameter on the bottom and 12 1/2" in height.