Coleman
US lanterns 2001 - present
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The badge on the fount of this Coleman lantern
identifies it as a 286 Original Edition, (Serial) No 0973.
The model number on the collar is 286A700T;
the instructions there are in English, French, and Spanish.
This lantern, in Michael Merz's collection, is dated April 2001.
Note the unusual metal globe.
Model 200B747 was a Limited
Edition lantern
to members of the International
Coleman Collector Club
on the 100th anniversary
of the company.
100 YR COLEMAN is spelled
in holes in the collar
and has a variety of Coleman
logos on the globe.
This lantern is date stamped
Aug. 2001.

Model 295 continued to change cosmetically compared to earlier versions above.
This 295-700T, dated Feb. '2002, is finished in dark green,
lacks the Powerhouse Dual Fuel fount decal,
and came with the green plastic case, which is dated 2001.
This lantern is in John Kemmis's collection.

Coleman in Wichita made
this Model 290 lantern for the Canadian military,
Matthew Reid believes,
as it came from a Canadian Air Force Base
and has the M prefix in
the model number.
It appears to be the same
as other model 290 lanterns (see above)
except for the plain Coleman
parallelogram label on the fount.
It is date stamped Sept.
2003.




Coleman has been making a series of Season's lanterns for the Japanese market:
the brown 2005 Winter lantern, Model 200B644J, dated Aug. 2004 (left);
the blue 2006 Winter lantern, Model 200BA65J;200BA66J, dated Oct. 2005 (center left);
the yellow 2007 Winter lantern, Model 200BA67J, dated Sept. 2006 (center right);
and the black 2008 Season's Lantern, Rock Limited Edition, Model 200BA68J, dated Aug. 2007 (right).
These lanterns are in Michael Merz's collection.

Model 285A was manufactured
by Coleman
to run on Coleman fuel,
unleaded gasoline, or E-10 gasohol (10% ethanol).
The label to the right
of the Coleman logos says Select E Fuel under an ear of corn.
Matthew Reid, whose collection
this is in,
finds that only the generator
has a 285A prefix in the parts list.
This lantern is dated April,
2006.
The Heritage Lantern, Model
3000000101,
included a limited release
to International Coleman Collectors Club members
who attended the 2007 convention.
This lantern, No. 0212,
is date stamped Oct. 2007
and is in Brien Page's
collection.
The collar notes to use
generator 288A5891.