#31 - 1965 Sears 416-7020 - Red Ted
Vital Stats Model: 416-7020 (Sears) Date: November 1965 (presumably) Technology: Instant Light Mantles: 2 Fuel: Gasoline Date Acquired: May 12, 2019 Every collector has their idea of what is their "holy grail" piece. For most it is the Arc or the "Poultry lantern", but in most collector's top 10 you will find the "Red Ted". So named because of its distinctive large red ventilator, and that it was produced for Sears' Ted Williams line of sporting goods in 1965 and 1967. Production was limited to November only in those two years, so numbers are low. Like the 202 it is the only other lantern that Coleman manufactured with a stainless steel burner cage and bail, sitting atop of a nickel plated brass fount. This "premium" lantern is both attractive, well built, and relatively hard to find making it highly desirable to any lantern collector (except maybe the most die hard Yankees fan). This was one I did not think I would be fortuna