Anyone Else Here Collect Coleman ?

This is how I find my most of the lanterns I have,,rusty and crusty,,this 1973 220 is well on it's way to being good for another 40 years of service. I hope to get the final coat of paint on today and will use a Coleman oven on top of the woodstove to cure..

 

This stove is on the block at my local auction house. I think I'll throw a $10 bid on it. auction ends this thursday.

But am wondering if it is worth more?

What is the most I should try and get it for?

I have 3 stoves, but this one looks old and fun! (and you can never have too many stoves when the hurricane hits and you decide to have a dinner party for 40)

 

This lil feller followed me home. He was so cute I decided that we can keep him. Figured for a ten spot it was worth a chance. New gas and new mantles a few pumps and he runs like a champ. Its my first adjustable one. Had a scrap of tin laying in the garage so I cobbled a makeshift light reflector/shield just to say I did it.

 

I like the way you attached the reflector with the hooks cut into the metal. ( if I'm seeing it rite) that's way better for letting heat escape than how I've done it and looks like it will provide some light on the backside of the lantern as well....I keep a roll of galvanized flashing for the same purpose. On the 288 I have slid the metal inside the globe with some slots cut in it for a little light on the backside, but have worried about heat build up. Me thinks I'll try to fashion something the way you have done it. Thanks for posting.

 

Man, that's a pretty cool stove!! I've never seen the aluminum case,,I'd prolly toss 15 or 20 clams at it.

 

Awesome, thank you for the input sir!

 

A little better pic of redneck shield.

 

An old beater, "Vern", that was pulled out of an old shed, you can see the vent is rusted nearly in half,,the VHT paint is still holding up.

 

To the Coleman collector/user here, I thought I'd pass this along, Darren Bentz passed away on Thursday from a brain tumor, he was the man to ask when it came to Coleman and just about any other brand of lantern about the globes used in them, he was a avid collector of globes and he was a big help for me and many others when it came to questions about them, always fast to respond and very knowledgeable, he will be sadly missed, I decided it was a good time to try one of my two slants that I've never tried to light, this one is for Darren. rest in peace my friend.......

 

So I could "like" your post again,,here's to Darren Bentz,,,Rest In Peace.

 

The lantern tree..

 

A milspec that I had to re-paint,,so far the VHT paint is holding okay on the vent...it'll probably need touched up one of these daye.

 

So I won the aluminum coleman stove at the auction.

Played with her a bit, lit it up, etc. Pics to come soon.


AND, this week they have another interesting coleman item listed that I think I absolutely must have.

Its a coleman oven. Best I can tell it runs on gasoline.

I have attached some pics.

So for this guy, I think I'll drop a cool $30 on..

Is that too much? How much would yall put down on her?

 

I never new Darren Bentz and am just newly getting into Coleman/lantern stuff.

Enthusiasts in all aspects of life are the key to preserving yesterday.

It is always sad to hear of pinnacle moving on, and away from our daily interactions.

The knowledge of these folks will hopefully live on with the rest of us and some day be passed to our children and grand children.

Take what you learned from him, grow it, and pass it on to the next generation.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

 

I have an NOS vintage Coleman camp oven, these are made to sit on top of a camp stove, I paid 30. for mine.........

 

Yep, like old 040 mentioned, they're made to sit on a Coleman stove and fold flat for storage/transport. The only one I have ever found around here didn't have the cool badge on it like the one you posted.

 

Here's the camp oven I found this last summer.......

 

The oven is a heck of a lot cooler than I thought. I think daddy needs it!


Here are some pics of the aluminum stove.

Best I can tell its from 1964. March if I recall correctly. Got it for $18.16 out the door.

Its in pretty good shape, could use a mild cleaning. There are a few spots where the aluminum has corroded. All in all I would say not bad for 52 years old.

I was able to light it up last night to test.

The legs are sheet metal with a slight spring. Each has 2 detents that lock into the case when extended.

The grate is hinged, convenient I suppose but of course more work to remove and clean.


Only big issue is a dent in one end. I was thinking of just whacking it with a dead blow with something soft to back it up. Its soft enough I could probably sandwich it between 2 pieces of wood and re-shape with c-clamps or something. But wondering if any has any better ideas before I make it worse?

 

Yep, these are real nice stoves and highly sought after, gently with that hammer though........

 

A 750(?) Bernz that was a rust bomb when found, drilled the rivets on the badge before stripping and re-painting. I used #4 machine screws to re-attache the badge. These run on bottle "profane" which fits in the back of the housing, they are safe to hang on a wall and project light both forward and down. Not the original color, some would say I'm a criminal for the custom colors I use,,,,I'm just glad to restore to them to "fully functional" and maybe buy 'em another 50 years of use.