My 1913 H.G. Lipscomb & Co. hardware catalog has 4 pages of lamps, and
none of them are a Coleman.

The Salt Lake Hardware Co. catalog for 1937 does list Coleman lamps and a
number of Pyrex globes.  The last globe listed is a mica globe (two sizes,
and one size has 13 pieces!)

I don't know when Coleman went into business, but it may have been between
those two dates.  The 1937 catalog describes the lanterns as having the
green lacquer finish we are familiar with today.

Jack C. Thompson
Thompson Conservation Lab
Portland, OR
www.teleport.com/~tcl



On Thu, 28 Nov 1996, kings Landing wrote:

> We have been offered a Coleman lamp. Because we do not normally
> collect arifacts after the beginning of the 20th century we are trying
> to date when this lamp was first made. It is white metal and rather
> than a glass globe appears to have had a mica film covering(there is a
> small piece left). It is labelled "Coleman" but we can detect no other
> labelling. Any suggesstion on dating, or research sources appreciated.
>