Coleman
Canada lanterns 1971 - 1993
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The Canadian version of
the 220F was not produced in large numbers.
The Canadian version has
several differences from the US version above
including the "dot-dash"
collar and the ventilator air vents.
This lantern, dated Feb.
'71, was in Matt Reid's collection.
His restoration included
bead blasting the globe cage and repainting with silver paint,
repainting the fount, and
applying a reproduction sticker.

The last month that Coleman Toronto made the CPR
(Canadian Pacific Railway) version of the 247, Model 247R,
kerosene lantern was May, 1970.
This lantern, in Matthew Reid's collection,
was used for a variety of lighting purposes, not mounted in the caboose.
The 247R was replaced by Model 639.
Coleman Toronto made their
Model 335 in red in
June, 1970
as this lantern, in Matthew
Reid's collection.
This lantern came with the box which
is also printed in red,
rather than the usual green for this model.
The globe is marked Coleman,
Colex (with the sunshine logo),
No. 4, Made in England.
A common Canadian Coleman
model is the 635.
This one is unusual because
it has a nickel plated fount
rather than the usual green
paint.
The 635 burns white gas
and is rated at 500 cp.
This lantern is in George
Rocen's collection;
the fount is dated Feb.
'72.

Canadian Model 321 Deluxe
Quick-Lite was the first Coleman model
to use a Schrader valve
(image below - 5 with spring)
to control the fuel/air
flow to the generator.
This earliest lantern in
the 321 series, date stamped March 1973,
is in Matthew Reid's collection.
When the valve in the above
lantern is partially opened (1), the eccentric block (4) is raised
causing the generator orifice
to be cleaned; further opening of the valve now pushes the block beneath
the eccentric down
from the force of the spring
(5) in the Schrader valve that is contained in the fuel air tube (6).
The Schrader valve wire
is reduced in diameter near the bottom (not visible here)
to allow varying amounts
of fuel past according to the valve's position.
The valve is restricted
to a 270 degree turn by (2); the valve body (3) is held in place on the
fount by the nut above (5).
Canadian Model 321 Deluxe
Easi-Lite lantern with a blue painted fount and blue enameled ventilator
followed the Model 321
Deluxe Quick-Lite in green above.
This Easi Lite version
of the 321 lantern is date stamped Jan. 1974
This lantern, in Matthew
Reid's collection,
has the same valve assembly
as the green Deluxe Quick-Lite Model 321 above.

Model 339 was a 350 cp lantern model
comparable to Model 335 above but kerosene fueled.
This lantern, in Don Colston's collection,
is date stamped January 1975.

Easi-Lite Coleman
Models 621A (left) dated Jan. 1976 and 621B (right) dated Feb. 1978.
These Canadian models have
a single mantle, use white gas, and are rated at 500 cp.
The globe on the lantern
on the left is a replacement.
The lantern on the right
is in Matt Reid's collection.


Possibly a Model 236 built under license from Coleman by a company in Mexico,
this lantern has the remains of a Coleman sticker on the fount (left image)
and directions in Spanish on the direction disk (right).
The brand or company name is iK.
If you have any information on iK or this model, please contact me.
This lantern is in a Coleman museum in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
Herman Mulder bought this
Canadian Coleman Model 335
at a car boot sale in his
home province of North Holland.
This 350 cp single mantle
model is dated Feb. '79.

Canadian Coleman Model
321 - here the B version (left) dated Feb. 1979,
and the C version (right)
dated Jan. 1983.
The difference in these
versions is in the fuel valve assemblies.
These lanterns are in Matt
Reid's collection.


Three Canadian 222 series backpacking lanterns.
Easi-Lite Model 222 (left)
is dated Feb. '81 and is in Matthew Reid's collection,
Peak 1 Model 222A (center) is dated Jan. '84 and is in David Kokonas's collection,
and Peak 1 Model 222B (right) is dated Feb. '95 and is in Matthew Reid's collection.
These 125 cp lanterns are
only 9.5" tall.



Canadian Coleman
Model 639, kerosene fueled and rated at 500 cp,
was made for the the public (upper) and the Canadian Pacific
Railway (lower).
The nickel plated fount version (upper left),
dated Feb. '71, is in Monte Dodge's collection.
The more common green painted fount version (upper right), dated Jan. 76, is in Matthew Reid's collection.
The lantern on the lower left, in Mike Ogilvies collection, is dated Jan. '78 and has never been used.
The lantern on the lower right, in George Rocen's collection, is dated Feb. '82 and has never been used.
Model 639 replaced the earlier Model 237.

Canadian Coleman Models
625 (left) and 625A (right) are single mantle 500 cp lanterns.
The lantern on the left, in Matt Reid's
collection,
includes a mantle that
is correct to the period of manufacture, which is Feb. '84.
The lantern on the right, in Agostino Del Coro's collection, is dated Feb. '89.

The Canadian Coleman model
series 325 (left) and 325A (right)
were a successor to the
321 series.
These two models differ
in fuel valve knobs and their internal assemblies
as well as color.
The 325 is dated Jan. 1987
and the 325A is dated Jan. 1988.
The two lanterns are in
Matt Reid's collection.