Scored a 200A lantern with a cheap reflector last week. And a 502 stove.
lifes pretty good. (Another 502 at auction tonight I've left alone so far...leaving other common lantern alone. I nabbed last weeks502 at parts price. And it functions alright as is so bonus. Lantern ready to run too!)
Here's a California 502.
8th month of-1968.
Don't know why the Coleman sticker isn't cracked or messed up. Strange or very lucky? Looks suspicious.
Dirty stove. No idea what's stuck on it.
Generator (tube fuel goes through and gets heated) runs 20 or more dollars for reproductions.
A spare is good but good care a stove shouldn't need a spare. Till you buy a used one someone put regular unleaded auto fuel or worse in...
One repro I bought had a gob of solder on a hole repair (?). The inside piece fits a lever and I had to file to fit. As well as reduce the solder glob so the generator would fit through the hole it goes through..Parts supplier said return it. But I had it installed and working , so?
This add has a box. I'm not breathing heavy about it. But the 502's run about 30-35 bucks here without boxes. Even that could be high , but I'm alright with it.
And there's other stove models. l.o.l.. The Peak or whatever looks kinda sci-fi. I've nabbed a couple of them. They fire pretty good!
Model 502
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