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Vintage Coleman Lanterns

My latest ridiculous hobby: collecting vintage Coleman lanterns. It all started a year ago when my father in law found the one on the right, with a carry case, for $8. I loved it and used it a lot up in the U.P.

Over the weekend a friend and I were camping and I decided then and there that I was going to start collecting them – I’ve purchased the two on the left since then. I’ve decided I’m going to attempt to get one from every decade of the 20th century. Three decades down.

From left to right: 1957, 220E with original globe – 1969, 220F with original globe – 1978, 220J with replacement globe. And they all work great.

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