Coleman® Single Mantle Lantern
Production Information
Charting which years any particular Coleman® lantern was made is a never-ending process. The company began marking lanterns with date information in the mid-1920s. To learn how they have been marked over the years, please refer to our How-to section on dating appliances.
The information in these chapters has been gathered from multiple sources over a very long period of time. Nothing is guaranteed, but much of it is confirmed. Dates may be slightly different than those found on other websites.
This list only includes US made lanterns.
If you have an original lantern that is stamped with a date outside of the date ranges listed, or if it remains in the original box with date information on it, we'd like to hear from you. Please email a description and photo to oldtowncoleman@gmail.com.
A red lantern in the "Photo" column indicates a photo is available.
| Model | Size | Fount | Ventilator | Photo | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 300cp | Nickel Plate | Red Porcelain |  |
1950-1951 | |
| 200 | 300cp | Green Paint | Red Porcelain |  |
1951 | "Christmas" |
| 200A | 300cp | Green paint | Red Porcelain |  |
1951 | "Christmas" |
| 200A | 300cp | Red Paint | Red Porcelain |  |
1952-1979 | |
| 200A | 300cp | Yellow Paint | Yellow Porcelain | 1973-1974 | Gold Bond | |
| 200A | 300cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain | 1979-1983 | ||
| 200B | 300cp | Varies | Varies |  |
1995-2008 | Numerous Versions |
| 201 | 300cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain |  |
1975-1983 | Kerosene |
| 201 | 300cp | Nickel Plate | Green Porcelain | 1975-1983 | Kerosene | |
| 202 | 300cp | Nickel Plate | Green Porcelain |  |
1954-1964 | "Professional" |
| 206 | 550cp | Nickel Plate | Red Porcelain | 1978-1984 | ||
| 206 | 550cp | Red Paint | Red Porcelain | 1978-1984 | ||
| 214 | 200cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain | 1985-1987 | ||
| 214A | 200cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain | 1987-1997 | ||
| 214B | 200cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain | 2003 | ||
| 222(A)(B) | 125cp | Brown/Black Paint | Brown/Black Porcelain |  |
1981-1994 | Peak 1 Compact |
| 226 | 125cp | Silver Paint | Black Porcelain |  |
1992-1997 | Peak 1 Compact |
| 229 | 125cp | Silver/Copper Paint | Black Porcelain |  |
1995-2008 | Peak 1 Compact |
| 234 | 175cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain |  |
1936-1940 | Kerosene |
| 236 | 550cp | Nickel Plate | Green Porcelain | 1941-1958 | ||
| 237 | 550cp | Nickel Plate | Green Porcelain | 1957-1969 | ||
| 237A | 550cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain | 1942-1974 | ||
| 237B | 550cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain | 1943-1944 | Kerosene | |
| 242 | 300cp | Nickel Plate | Green Porcelain |  |
1932-1935 | |
| 242A | 300cp | Nickel Plate | Green Porcelain |  |
1935-1936 | |
| 242B | 300cp | Nickel Plate | Green Porcelain |  |
1937-1942 | |
| 242B | 300cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain |  |
1941-1942 | |
| 242C | 300cp | Nickel Plate | Green Porcelain | 1941-1950 | ||
| 242C | 300cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain |  |
1944-1949 | |
| 243 | Blue Paint | Black Porcelain |  |
1936 | ||
| 243A | Blue Paint | Black or Blue Porcelain | 1937-1941 | |||
| 249 | Nickel Plate | Green Porcelain |  |
1949-1961 | Kerosene | |
| 252 | Olive Drab Paint | Olive Drab Porcelain | 1942-1945 | No parts well | ||
| 252A | Olive Drab Paint | Olive Drab Porcelain |  |
1944-1975 | ||
| 282 | 200cp | Black Paint | Silver Porcelain | 1983-2000 | ||
| 286 | 200cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain | 1983-2001 | ||
| 286A | 200cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain | 1986-2000 | ||
| 286A | 200cp | Red Paint | Red Porcelain |  |
1988-1989 | |
| 639 | 200cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain | 1992-2020 | ||
| 2000 | 550cp | Green Paint | Green Porcelain | 1995-2020 | Northstar |
