Outdoor
Coleman 228F double-mantle lantern, green
Widely made green two-mantle white-gas camping lantern from the 1960s and 70s. Campers and collectors both buy them; a clean fount and unbroken original globe separate a working lantern from a shelf piece.
Estimated resale range (used)
$30 – $70
A ballpark, not a quote. Condition moves this number a lot, and so does who turns up to buy it. It isn't an appraisal and it isn't a dealer's offer.
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What matters when you check it
- Shine a light inside the fuel fount to check for rust or scale
- Check the glass globe for cracks and whether it is marked Coleman
- Look at the pump cup leather; a dry cracked cup means it will not hold pressure
- Read the date stamp on the bottom plate to date it and confirm the model
Where the number comes from
Watching what these go for, not a record of sales. The range is a judgement call from what the same thing fetches secondhand. When an item has real sources behind it, they'll be printed here with the date they were checked.
Before you sell anything, look at sold prices rather than asking prices. Asking prices are wishes; sold prices are evidence.