Hey lady! There's rules about posting provocative stuff here!
Nope. I don't need it.
May of 1994.
The model will be on the collar , but it's after or around the CL models.
Might be one I have a couple generators for I picked up in an auction lot.
I nabbed a CL2 (similar to the above) with a plastic case and a mantel or two for ten bucks.
I don't care for the Scrader valve in the newer adjustable lanterns. It's like the valve core of a tire air valve.
But , the glass on most is worth ten bucks.
Your picture shows a cracked glass globe. Crazy glue should stop it from breaking , but it's still cracked. So , I'd pass it. Unless the owner wanted to get rid of it really bad.
The fuel fill cap in your picture is shedding it's paint.
But to get an idea of when to look closer , the cap pictured is flat on top. Smooth. One piece cap.
Older lanterns prior to around 1970 have a three piece cap. You'll see a slotted screw head bulging above the top of the cap. Now we're more into the age of lanterns I lean towards.
Not there are not newer one piece capped ones like 200A's I won't look at....
Those can fetch a pretty penny in the right markets.
Being cheap , I usually don't have to look too long though as most sellers realize people exist that will pay more. L.o.l..
There are earlier caps than I described. Winged are one.
There are evolutions in Coleman lanterns too. From early torch heated pre lighting (torch was just an alcohol brush /swab to preheat generator) to quicklites , to instant lights. Or something like that.
Thanks for the share!
The cracked globe , the evolution of the model (adjustable) , the mantles are not silk lites or other brand vs the newer crap quality Colemans..
I could live with the rim rash. Hey again I'm cheap.
Due to modern/newer mantles common on the market here (others can be found or bought online though that are worth buying) I'd have to add a heatshield below the burners on that one.
As I did with another of it's kind. A hole in a cheap mantle directing a jet of very high heat at the fount....I want a shield.
New glass 10-15 bucks on a common.
Heat shield (commercial vs home made) 7-10 bucks.
Decent mantles maybe 2.00 and up X 2...Maybe 5 bucks for serious good ones.
That is adding 25.00 to the purchase price by the time labor and clean up are done.
And we still haven't checked the seal on the fill cap , or the pump.
Or inside the fount for rust or corrosion.
Were it a scarce model though , then we get to figure what it might be worth more.
is tasting fine, and waking up some thoughts.
