The Coleman Lantern is a line of
pressure lamps first introduced by the
Coleman Company in 1914. This led to a series of lamps that were originally made to burn kerosene or gasoline. Current models use
kerosene
Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustibility, combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in Aviation fuel, aviation as well as households. Its name derives from the Greek (''kērós'') meaning " ...
,
gasoline
Gasoline ( North American English) or petrol ( Commonwealth English) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. When for ...
,
Coleman fuel (
white gas
Coleman fuel is a proprietary petroleum naphtha product marketed by the Coleman Company. A generally similar flammable fluid is generically sold as white gas.
Contents
Historically called ''white gas'', it is a liquid petroleum fuel (100% ligh ...
) or propane and use one or two
mantles to produce an intense white light. Over the years more than 50 million of the
lantern
A lantern is a source of lighting, often portable. It typically features a protective enclosure for the light sourcehistorically usually a candle, a oil lamp, wick in oil, or a thermoluminescence, thermoluminescent Gas mantle, mesh, and often a ...
s have been sold throughout the world.
History
In 1900,
William Coffin Coleman was selling high pressure gasoline fueled lamps. These lamps, notably 'The Efficient' Pendant Arc lamp No. 6, were manufactured by Irby & Gilliland in Memphis, Tennessee. However, poor sales led him to acquire the patent for the lamp and redesign it. He began to produce the lamp in 1903,
and in 1914 he introduced the Coleman Lantern, a design incorporating various improvements, such as bug-screen and flat base.
References
External links
International Coleman Collectors Club
Products introduced in 1914
Types of lamp
Light fixtures
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