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It was founded by William Coffin Coleman, who began selling gasoline pressure lamps in 1900 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1902. Coleman is currently owned by Jarden Corporation. In January 2005, Jarden acquired American Household, Inc, for approximately $845 million. The corporation owned the Coleman Company, and Sunbeam Products, Inc. Brands acquired as part of this acquisition included Coleman, First Alert, Sunbeam, Mr. Coffee, and Oster. For background, in March 1998, Sunbeam Corporation acquired The Coleman Company, Inc. and Coleman Powermate. In December 2002, Sunbeam Corporation filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and canceled its common stock.
The lantern is in Richard & Lorna Long's collection. Another Coleman 237 lantern, this one is date stamped June 1958. In addition to the familiar Sunshine logo and Coleman in large letters stamped on the side of the fount, it is also stamped Industria Brasileira (Portuguese) between the date numbers.nitially this model had a nickel plated brass fount, as the lantern on the left dated Jan '51. By April '51 the Coleman 200 (right) had a green painted brass fount, no decal, and unpainted metal collar. The lantern on the right is in Dan Boschen's collection.