Both of those finds are INCREDIBLE classics! Particularly the 1980 (*final years of production) of the 200A. Those models use the classic valves before they went to the plastic fuel feed tubes, and are rare due to being in green. Prior 200A production was always in red with even more rare Gold Bond special editions in pale yellow. The latter selling for thousand$ through collector circles.
The 220 Big Hat is another rare transitional model given its 'soupcan' frame rest, as it looks like the Campbell's soup cans we all know from the era. These were excellent and reliable old technology valve systems which will last forever. Being a bit harder to disassemble for cleaning, the 220 series is still the mainstay of the classic lantern era, and the utility of having a wide-brimmed reflector with white enameling on the bottom makes for a lot of light projection downward around a picnic table. Edit: it even comes with the Safe underneath that should contain spare mantels and a wrench...
Those are amazing finds, and I've never seen a 200A in the wild in my area, not to mention green and UNFIRED. Can't wait to hear the story behind the acquisition, if you'd care to tell it,
The 220 Big Hat is another rare transitional model given its 'soupcan' frame rest, as it looks like the Campbell's soup cans we all know from the era. These were excellent and reliable old technology valve systems which will last forever. Being a bit harder to disassemble for cleaning, the 220 series is still the mainstay of the classic lantern era, and the utility of having a wide-brimmed reflector with white enameling on the bottom makes for a lot of light projection downward around a picnic table. Edit: it even comes with the Safe underneath that should contain spare mantels and a wrench...
Those are amazing finds, and I've never seen a 200A in the wild in my area, not to mention green and UNFIRED. Can't wait to hear the story behind the acquisition, if you'd care to tell it,