Old Town Coleman's "Ready to Ship"

Coleman Model 228

Double Mantle Instant-Lite Lantern

Born in September of 1928

Condition: Very Good

This old girl has been in my possession for a very long time waiting for a T88 generator. I still haven't found one so I decided to send it off with a NOS Q77 installed and a second one provided.

A previous owner took an abrasive after the nickel fount, and the frame rest, which left some pretty deep scratches. I buffed some of them out, but did not want to lose the nickel so I didn't push the issue. I machine bufffed it four times, twice with medium and twice with fine. As you can tell in the photos, it looks awesome from about 2 feet away. There are plenty of minor flaws and scratches in the nickel but it did shine up nicely.

Lantern came to me without a globe, and with a no-hole knurled filler cap. Filler cap got a new gasket and I added an old "Coleman" logo glass globe to it. Have Rob Butts make you a new mica globe and put this glass one on a nice 220B or 228B.

She was pretty dirty, inside and out, but cleaned up nicely. The F&A tube was soaked multiple times to clear and clean the "gas tip" and fuel screen. The inside of the fount was not bad but was cleaned with Evaporust nonetheless. The ventilator has some heat/age chipping on top but is solid and without damage.

It has a new filler cap gasket, valve stem packing and generator. The original check valve was cleaned and reused, as was the pump cup. Burns well and produces great light.

She has a few bumps and bruises but looks really nice for pushing 100 years old.

As stated before, I will include an extra NOS Q77 generator for it. It's pretty easy to pull the valve/gen out and poke the gas tip, but it's also a pain in the butt to do so. Most folks run R55s on the lanterns for this reason. I really wish I could have found a T88. Maybe the next slant...

Asking price is $125 plus shipping and insurance.

This item is boxed and ready to ship. It weighs 5.25lbs and measures 16"x11"x11". Use those measurements and a shipping zip code of 83858 at the USPS or UPS or FedEx website for an estimate. We use Pirate Ship to save on shipping costs and have never charged a shipping or handling fee.

First come, first served. No warranty, sold as-is.

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