Uploaded February 2011 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
This is the 1920 to 1930 Coleman Quick-Lite lantern my Uncle found which I showed in a previous video. Only needed a new fuel cap and a set of mantels to get it operating.
It was a little scary lighting it as it tended to spew liquid and flare dramatically until the generator tube was hot enough. This isn't the first time I've tried to light it so I had expected a flare up though it got pretty big this time. I wonder if I was supposed to flip the little lever at the bottom of the generator to a different position for initial lighting.
This is the 1920 to 1930 Coleman Quick-Lite lantern my Uncle found which I showed in a previous video. Only needed a new fuel cap and a set of mantels to get it operating.
It was a little scary lighting it as it tended to spew liquid and flare dramatically until the generator tube was hot enough. This isn't the first time I've tried to light it so I had expected a flare up though it got pretty big this time. I wonder if I was supposed to flip the little lever at the bottom of the generator to a different position for initial lighting.
