Lantern collections?

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Wiki says the byproduct is acetylene, heat, and calcium hydroxide. Calcium hydroxide has a lot of uses, so I don't know what the issue is.
 
That mica screen is so cool! There is an old abandoned mica mine across the river from me, occasionally boat over for a cool sparkly hike up to it.

Not sure the era it was operating, but ive Always wondered what the heck they did with it.
 
This candle lantern uses mica "glass"...

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Portable Stonebridge Candle Lantern

The Stonebridge Lantern: a folding candle lantern made of brass with clear mica lights (windows). Design patented in 1906, used in the field in WW1.
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I wonder how hard it would be to cut your own lenses from pieces found at the mine? A lot of cool stuff you could make with that.
 
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nice. The three burners are awesome. Hard to find these days. That one is definitely older with a round tank that fills on the end.

never seen one of those road flares before......or at least they haven't caught my eye but I will be on the lookout. How much?

also, note the Coleman has no warning labels. it because it was made before lawyers were invented.
 
Some friends of ours were on a trip when they were rear-ended. Totaled the car and a bit of their camping gear, bit they are okay, aside rom some bruising. Among the casualties was his Coleman 425F camp stove. I got to looking around on the web for him a replacement. (He'd rather buy old and used than new). While searching eBay, I stumbled across a 1981 Coleman 413H, new, old stock. I needed it about like I need another truck payment, but I bought it. I'm looking forward to breaking it in and using it.

@Burnham.....Earlier in this thread, you mentioned the generator going out on your old Coleman and getting a propane stove. Have you found it "better" than the old gas stove? And if so, in what way?
 
I would say on balance it is "better".

It is far less finicky, requiring little of the operator in terms of understanding it's minor eccentricities, unlike a liquid fuel Coleman stove, especially one that was pushing 70 years old :). So M is just as capable of firing it up and using it as I am, which was not the case with the old stove.

The white gas is more expensive than propane. I was initially not a fan of the small propane bottles. Being disposable, though in some places they are recyclable, was a negative. But my good friend G, a long-time user of a Coleman propane stove, hooked me up with a special valve (available online...if you need one, I can find a link, let me know) that allows one to refill the little bottles from a larger propane tank, like a 5-gallon size.

This has worked well for me. I have 6 or 8 bottles that I reuse, most of them harvested from campground trash cans or recycle bins :). 5 or 6 bottles will last us a month, full-time camping.

The old 425C stove wins on the "wow" factor and collector status, but for day in and out use the propane version is best, I think.

By the way, I did replace the necessary parts on that old 425C after we got home from that trip, and it is still in our shed with other camping stuff. Works just fine :D.
 
I transferred to propane like B as well. I refill my bottles also from a 5 gallon tank to avoid the waste factor.
The only issue I have with propane lanterns is that they are a bit noisy compared to white gas.
 
When you say propane is cheaper…you mean when you refill the small bottles from a larger tank…not purchased outright? It seems to me the Coleman fuel would win if compared to purchasing the little green bottles. I have one of those little refill valves, but have never used it. I usually convert my propane stuff to feed straight from the bigger grill tanks.

@Burnham…I did purchase a refill adapter years ago, but I don’t know that I can find it. If you have a link to the one you use, please share it.
 
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I'll see what I can find...I should have something to refer to...I'll get back to you soon.

You may be right about the cost. But I was thinking about refills vs. new purchase on the bottles.

I'm sure a gallon of white gas lasts as long or longer than 5 or 6 little bottles. Prices for either fuel can vary considerably, so it might be hard to really know, I guess.
 
This is the one I have. This same company has one or two others as well.


The techniques are a bit fiddly, but YouTube has plenty of vids on how to do it, and mine came with decent instructions.
 
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A quick Google turns up many varieties Scott.
Here is the old school version I have been using to refill the green bottles from a 5 gallon tank.
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That’s for the older propane tanks? Does it work with the newer ones with the larger/coarse threads?
 
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