Request for information on 202's

[TJT]

Do you have a 202 lantern? I am helping to gather info on 202's with a person who shall remain anonymous. (Mr T.M) Looking for the dates of your lanterns, for a data base. Especially interested in the duel date lanterns (side and bottom) From ? till 1958. But I would like to hear of all month and years to help with an overall idea of manufacture. You can post here or PM me. Thanks Tim

[kf6ivi]

I have one with no date on it. I have looked on the bottom and the side. It has no date on it.

Ethan

[cricket]

I have two 202 models. One is double dated. It says 4-58 on the side of the fount and 58-1 on the bottom. Just in case you wondering, bottom stamping is in this order - 58-1. Year first, month second.
Second 202 I have is dated 8-57 on the side of the fount, and B stamp on the bottom.
Tim.

[Frank6160]

55 5 on bottom,no date on side just Coleman sunshine logo.

[Murff]

Mine is tamped on the side 10/62.

Murff

[Svensson]

Tim, are you in the Chicago area?

[Scouterjan]

mine is date stamped on the bottom only 54/8
Jan

[Brent]

8/57 on the fount, not on the bottom. I have several, they are all this way. Brent

[hiddenhider]

10/62 side of fount only, it's the long lost twin of Murff's

[TJT]

kf6ivi wrote: I have one with no date on it. I have looked on the bottom and the side. It has no date on it.

Ethan

1954

[TJT]

Svensson wrote: Tim, are you in the Chicago area?

Yes, Hi Alex

[happycamper]

#1- 1 55 on bottom
#2- 7 61 on side

[Flash]

Good Good....TJT keep making me a list of who has a 202....
Excellent, everyone here on the list can expect a PM from me....
LOL
Just kidding.

[iceiceguy]

Frank6160 wrote: 55 5 on bottom,no date on side just Coleman sunshine logo.

X 2

[OregonMichael]

Mine is 5/55, dated on the bottom; no date on the side. Had one that was 11/54 that was the same.

[GasPrescue]

One of my 202's is dated on the bottom with what I can only see as the year 54 no month. It has a steel bottom with like a galvanized wash to it. It is possible that the month may have been lightly stamped and covered by the wash but purely speculative. Ceramic burner cap

My other 202 is dated on the side under the stamped logo 5 59 and this one the bottom of the fount is plated brass I believe (non-magnetic). This one also has a "B" stamped on the bottom which I have been told means "BRASS"

[brucesheehe]

12/1958

[curtludwig]

Apparently 55-1 was a big month for the 202, I have one of those also, bottom stamp only.

[Kevin]

Side stamp
12/58

Bottom stamp
58/1

[TJT]

Kevin, Did you just get that on the bay? I saw One and was surprised by the large difference in the dates.

[TJT]

brucesheehe wrote:

12/1958

Is that a side date only?

[TJT]

Glenn. The date is under there. If your are curious you can scrape with a flat X-acto blade and see it. I wanted to find the month on mine and did just that. You can see the faint 54 to the left of the month.

[Kevin]

TJT wrote:

Kevin, Did you just get that on the bay? I saw One and was surprised by the large difference in the dates.

No, it wasn't from ebay. I got it at a flea market last summer for $10 .

[brucesheehe]

12/1958 is a side date only.

[GasPrescue]

Call Enoch

[GasPrescue]

Tim, I am not going to be as curious as you were. Upon really closer inspection, after seeing your pic, I looked at mine again and I think I see a 1. I doubt that it is a lone 1 and probably a 10/11 or 12 but again, without scraping the fount I think I can see a distinct 1 opposite 54 on mine

[Scouterjan]

Glenn, I couldn't find anything on the bottom of mine, till I used some sandpaper to remove some of the heavy coating on the bottom, they were completly covered and filled up
Jan

[smitty316]

1 0f 58 bottom marked only.

minity, one of my favorite and only 20 bucks!

[Dmacp]

I have a 1955 coleman catalog with the 202 in it. According to the catalog, the steel bottoms on that year of 202 were hot tin dipped. That is what obscures the date which is on the bottom.

1-58, bottom marked only, 10-62, side marked only, and ?54 or 55? steel bottom as described above, marked on bottom only and barely readable.

Dan MacP

[rdneck73]

One is a 3/57 an the other one is 10/62..

[TJT]

Lot of good info keep it coming. Thanks

[rdneck73]

Ok . for christmas I got a 5/55 .

here is a pic of the 3/57

[BostonTerrierMan]

I gave one away for Christmas with a 5/55 date on the side,

my other one has only the year stamped on the bottom 54, i cant see a month stamp on it.

[MantleMidget]

Stamped on side - 4 58
Stamped on bottom - 58 1

[Bubba]

#1 Side 7-61

#2 Side 5-59 'B' on base plate

#3 Side 10-62 'B' on base plate

#4 Side 12-58 also stamped 58-1 on base plate

#5 Side 10-61

-Bubba

[Mel]

#1- 54-8 on bottom of fount
#2- 10-61 on side of fount

Bubba just how many 202s do you need?

[TJT]

Mel, you can't have to many 202's

[Bubba]

just how many 202s do you need?

Mel,just two of my 202's are in good condition,one is a nice user and the other two are only so-so. -Bubba

[KevinJ]

#1 - 5-55 on the bottom.
#2 - 10-63 on the side with a B on the bottom.

[KevinJ]

There seems to be alot of 5-55's.

[RolandChevalier]

-1,60 stamped on side of fount with rising sun logo, no country

-brass fount, brass bottom (B stamp) and brass visible from filler neck

-ceramic burner cap

-tall vent screw and tall (I think this is called tall) vent with black dot.

-protruding bail pockets.

-non vented burner frame with two sets of reflector mounting holes (?)

-black valve wheel with brass insert

-water slide decal.

http://s588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/RolandChevalier/202/

[TJT]

Still looking.