Coleman Lantern Globe Reference
The Darren Bentz Memorial Globe Reference
Photo documentation of Coleman and other brand lantern globes
This section of the ICCC website is dedicated to one of our members, Darren Bentz, who sadly passed away at a relatively young age on March 3 2016. The pages have initially been recreated pretty much as Darren had left them. Over time we will be collecting pictures of the globes to make the archive complete, and we will add new information and edits as we go. Thank you Darren for all your past efforts, we hope that collectors from around the world can continue to benefit from the work you did recording globe data and images.
“Darren was a great collector and a friend of all who collected Coleman. He sent me many globe masks… and always included extra. He designed many of the last few years ICCC globes… and he documented the history of when globes were changed and the different styles used so others could learn. We in the Coleman Collecting Community have lost a good friend. RIP Darren. You will be missed.” James ‘Smitty’ Smith, President ICCC
List of dates for USA globes.
- 1931-1933: Sandblast etched sunshine logo over “Coleman”.
- 1933-1947: Green stamped “Coleman” on the front with “PYREX” over “MADE IN U.S.A.” on the back.
- 1946-1947: Some globes had a green stamped “COLEMAN” on the front with “PYREX” over “MADE IN U.S.A.” on the back.
- 1946-1958: Green stamped sunshine logo over “Coleman” on the front with “PYREX” over “MADE IN U.S.A.” on the back.
- 1958-1962: Curved “PYREX” over red Coleman parallelogram. Has the ® in the parallelogram but no lantern image.
- 1962-1977: Curved “PYREX” over red Coleman parallelogram. Has the ® and the lantern image in the parallelogram.
- 1977-1979: Curved “PYREX” over red Coleman parallelogram with “USED ON” below the parallelogram.
- 1979-1983: “MADE IN U.S.A.” over Coleman parallelogram with “USED ON” below the parallelogram, no “PYREX”.
- 1980-1983: Straight “PYREX” over Coleman parallelogram with “USED ON” below the parallelogram.
- 1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin.
Additional Information
This might help you differentiate USA vs. Canadian globes (thanks to Steve Retherford, Agostino Del Coro)
1932-1933 – Sandblast etched large sunshine logo over Coleman.
Three variations of this of this are known.
There is also a straight sided 242 size sandblasted logo as well, unknown if Canada and USA both used this same style.
There are also small belly bulge sandblasted sunshine logo globes very rare or hard to find today, so far no Canadian version seen.
There are also some small belly or embossed globes made in a mold that have Coleman lettering in the casting, it seems all of this style found to date are cracked, it appears this style could not take the heat.
1934-1945 – Large green straight line Coleman.
For USA made lanterns it is printed “Pyrex Made in USA” on the back side of the globe.
For made in Canada lanterns it only says “PYREX” on the back side and originally had a paper sticker that said Made in USA on these.
The 355 lamp globes are marked in the very same way as the lantern globes from this time period, most of the paper stickers are long gone today.
1946-1962 – Small green sunshine over Coleman.
For USA made lanterns it has a sunshine logo on the front and says “PYREX Made in USA ” on the back.
For Canadian lanterns it has the same sunshine logo on the front with “Made in USA” right under it and nothing on the back side.
Again 355 lamp globes are marked in the very same way depending on country of origin.
As for the early pale green letter 660 sunshine logo globe, the ones seen all say “Made in USA” under the logo on the front, whether Canadian or USA made.
1962-1964 – Bold green sunshine Coleman logo with Made in USA.
From late ’62 until mid ’64 Canada still had green lettering BUT this lettering is not the old faint green of the past this is a much better bolder print in a bolder or brighter color as well. Found on Canadian 200 236 237 220
1964-1969 – Bold red sunshine Coleman logo with Made in USA.
Around late ’64 Canada switched from green to red logo but used the same bold print design as the prior couple of years. Also seen on USA 236 and 237 in the late ’60s. After early ’69 they moved to the red parallelogram logo already in use by USA and discontinued the sunshine.
Examples of the above globes, click to enlarge an image;
NOTES:
The No. 660 size globes don’t appear to follow the normal timeline. If you have any information on the US or Canadian globe timeline please send me whatever data you have.
The 1983-2015 timeline is a catch all for the newer globes. It’s a work in process trying to get the different globes dated and this should not be interpreted that the globes in this timeline were produced for all of those years. It’s intended as sometime between 1983 and 2015.
If you have a globe that’s not shown on this site and want to submit a photo please use the contribution form to send the information.
You’ll notice that on the photo credits some include a dot (•) after the contributors name. This is my notation of what globes I have in my collection. I do this to respect to the original contributors instead of replacing their photo with one of my own. I appreciate all of the photo contributions to the site and leads to new globes.
Darren
Coleman Globe and Mantle Charts. How to Document Your Globe Collection. As my collection grew I had to come up with a way to document what globes I have and keep track of other globes I’d seen and wanted. I ended up developing a list, exported from a spreadsheet, that I could reference while shopping … Continue reading → Globe Size Reference Chart. UNDER CONSTRUCTION! DO NOT RELY ON THIS LIST UNTIL I HAVE VERIFIED THE MEASURMENTS!The Coleman Globe Reference Guide has many errors on it so hopefully this will be useful to all Coleman collectors. Please note: this table may be too wide to display properly on a mobile device… Globe # Type Top … Continue reading → Darren’s Globe Reference Guide. The format I document the globes looks like this: GLOBE~MADE IN GERMANY FOR~LS~GLOBE NO. 290B042~0107 The tilde’s (~) indicate the start of a new line. I used the tilde because other punctuation was used by the spreadsheet and caused formatting problems. I categorized the Coleman parallelograms as SS, LS, and LO. … Continue reading → 4 Digit Date Codes. This is the data I’ve collected on 4 digit codes that appear on some of the newer globes. For globes from code number 1187 to 1097 it appears to me to be the month and year that the globe was manufactured. I’m basing my theory on the fact that all of … Continue reading → Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 222, 222A-B, 226, 229, 3022, 3023, 3029, 5130, 5133, 5134, 5136, 5190, 5194, 5414 •1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin. This globe has 33 of the vertical bars and has been seen on lanterns made in 1993 and 1994. Photos by Darren• Stacks Image … Continue reading → Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 2000-700, 2000-750, 2000A750, 2000B750, 2500, 2500A-C •1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin. Photo by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 •1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin. This globe came on a NOS October, 2001 Dual Fuel lantern. The lantern box … Continue reading → Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 242 •1931-1933: Sandblast etched sunshine logo over “Coleman”. Photo by John Stendhal Stacks Image 6948 •1931-1933: Sandblast etched sunshine logo over “Coleman”. Photo by David McFarlan Stacks Image 7183 Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 2000007111 •1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin. Note the drooping O in OUTDOOR. The earlier dated globes do not have this. Photo by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 3112-700T, 3113-700, 3113-722, 5132, 5132 A/B •1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin. Peak 1 micro globe. Photos by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 Stacks Image 10020 Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 206, 220, 228, 235, 252, 290, 290A, 295, 2600-A50, 2600-A50C, 2600-A57, 300000094 •I don’t have a page for this size globe and I’m not even sure what lantern it would have gone on. If you have any information please contact me. The diameter is the same as a #330 globe … Continue reading → Globes for Coleman Lamps: Photos by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 Stacks Image 8552 Photo by John Stendahl Stacks Image 7183 •This #355 globe is from the second world war era mid to late 40s. Photo by Malcolm Stacks Image 8543 •I’ve seen this logo on english imported Canadian lamps and lanterns from as early as … Continue reading → Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 214, 214A-C, 282, 282A, 288, 288A-B, 321, 335, 5150, 5151A-C, 5152A-C, 5153A, 5154, 5154A-B, 5158, 5155, 5159, 5417 •This globe came on a 1949 Col-Max 333 lantern. Photo by Mikael Yussim in Uruguay Stacks Image 6948 •This globe came on 1970-1974 Coleman 335 lanterns. Photo by Darren• Stacks Image 7183 … Continue reading → Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 5107, 5107A-C, 5151-700, 5152-700, 5419-700, 5419-701 •1962-1977: Curved “PYREX” over red Coleman parallelogram. Has the ® and the lantern image in the parallelogram. Photo by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 •1979-1983: “MADE IN U.S.A.” over Coleman parallelogram with “USED ON” below the parallelogram, no “PYREX”. Photo by Darren• Stacks Image 7183 … Continue reading → Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 5156, 5157 •1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin. Photo by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 7177-A50, 5177-A52, 5178-A50, 5178-B50 •1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin. Photo by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 200, 200A-B, 201, 202, 234, 242, 242A-C, 243, 243A, 247, 249, 5100, 5101, 5120, 5122, 3000000115, 3000000204 •A very rare globe that was found on a lightly used 1933, 242 junior in a handy pail. Photos by Marty Stacks Image 6948 Stacks Image 15691 Stacks Image 15683 •I believe … Continue reading → Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 236, 237, 237A, 635, 639, 639A-C NOTE: The No. 660 size globes don’t appear to follow the normal timeline. If you have any information on the US or Canadian globe timeline please send me whatever data you have. •Sandblasted. Photo by Andrew Slaughter (nameloc) Stacks Image 6948 •This globe came on … Continue reading → Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 275, 275A, 621, 621A-B, 5114, 5114A-C, 5179, 5179A, 5419A •1962-1977: Curved “PYREX” over red Coleman parallelogram. Has the ® and the lantern image in the parallelogram. Photo by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 •1962-1977: Curved “PYREX” over red Coleman parallelogram. Has the ® and the lantern image in the parallelogram. This … Continue reading → Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: #331 •#990 globe. Note the last photo shows a #5107, #990 and #880 globes side by side for size comparison. Photos by Jim Hogg• Stacks Image 6948 Stacks Image 10286 Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 9950-750, 9950-750C, 9950-790J, 9960-750, 9960-750C, 9960-750J •1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin. Photo by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 9970-700, 9970-725, 9970-725C, 9970-725J, 9970-727, 9975-A25, 9975-A35 •1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin. Photos by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 Stacks Image 10030 Globes for Coleman Lantern Models: 9980-750, 9980-750C, 9980-790 •1983-2015: Red or white Coleman parallelogram, some have the country or origin. Photo by Darren• Stacks Image 6948 This page was not originally included in Darren’s site. The images have come from his FLICKR photo account and are copied here in case the account is deactivated and the photos lost. Darren’s file names and titles are preserved as they appear to be references to the globe number, etc. Mica Globes for Coleman Lanterns: •#440 globe for Coleman lanterns 242, 243, 243A. Photo by Steve Retherford Stacks Image 11415 Globes for the 2002 Olympic Torch: •This is the globe that came on the 2002 Olympic Torch that was manufactured by Coleman. The globes were produced by Schott Scientific Glass and made from borosilicate glass in Pula, Croatia. Video by Darren• Coleman Lanterns from “Inside the Design”. Part 1 Coleman Lanterns from “Inside the Design”. Part 2 Coleman Stoves from “Inside the Design”. This is the globe that came on the 2002 Olympic Torch that was manufactured by Coleman. The globes were produced by Schott Scientific Glass and made from borosilicate glass in Pula, Croatia. This … Continue reading → This page was not originally included in Darren’s site. The images have come from his FLICKR photo account and are copied here in case the account is deactivated and the photos lost. These globes appear to be a documentary of some of Darren’s incredible work. Enjoy the skill and craftsmanship that created these wonderful etched globes. … Continue reading → Sadly these pages were not archived from Darren’s original site so we don’t have any insight on what images and data might have been collected. However, we will start to add information and images as we collect them. 1. Coleman Globe Data – Introduction
2. Coleman Globe Data – Size Charts
3. Coleman Globe Data – Reference Guide
4. Coleman Globe Data – 4 digit date codes
Coleman #2 Globes
Coleman #2000 Globes
Coleman #242 Globes
Coleman #2510 Globes
Coleman #3112 Globes
Coleman #330 Globes
Coleman #355 Globes
Coleman #4 Globes
Coleman #5107 Globes
Coleman #5156 Globes
Coleman #5177 Globes
Coleman #550 Globes
Coleman #660 Globes
Coleman #880 Globes
Coleman #990 Globes
Coleman #9950 Globes
Coleman #9970 Globes
Coleman #9980 Globes
Coleman Globe Boxes
Coleman Mica Globes
Coleman Torch Globes
Coleman Videos
Etched Globes
Other Globes
