Early bright copper CoachLite Lantern (CL find)

I read somewhere that the early CoachLites were just repackaged Crestworth lamps. This one is dated Sept. 1971 and sure looks like the original Crestworth lanterns.

Regardless it is in pretty decent shape, we'll see how it flows when it warms up.

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Comment by Chase Griff on October 16, 2019 at 9:34pm: Nice!

Comment by Rich C on April 20, 2015 at 1:00pm: The lantern lid or the bottle lid? I have had it completely apart for cleaning and saw no distinguising marks aside from the "Sept 1971" label on the bottle lid. The base has a very faded "use a 40w bulb" label and I believe an Underwriters Lab label and that's it. The "copper" lantern lid has no markings or labels on it.

Comment by Simon Lloyd on April 20, 2015 at 12:04pm: If you unscrew and take the lid off I would be able to ID it 100%, but I reckon it's a Crestworth Coach lantern. Have a look at my gallery, there is a photo showing one disassembled.

Comment by Rich C on April 19, 2015 at 4:10pm: Yes, green felt on the bottom.

Comment by Simon Lloyd on April 19, 2015 at 11:20am: That looks like a Crestworth Coach lantern to me - does the base have felt?

Comment by Rich C on April 16, 2015 at 7:21am: Wow, it overheated really quickly and the wax was riddled with bubbles. I'll have to try it again tonight with a dimmer attached. If it still has issues I'll boil the wax this weekend.

Comment by Carol on April 15, 2015 at 7:44pm: Great score!!! Looks to be in great shape for early 70's!!!

Comment by Rich C on April 15, 2015 at 7:37pm: I wasn't even looking at the time. Actually, I'm not all that enamored with the coach lamps, but it looked like it was in good shape and the price was medium reasonable.