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Coleman® was able to purchase
the inventory and patents for the Efficient Lamp in 1901. After years
of servicing the lamps, he knew he could design a better product.
And he knew there would be a voracious market. |
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Electric service was undependable
in urban areas and unavailable in rural areas - it would be for many
years to come. In 1909, Coleman® introduced a portable table lamp that
became a staple in rural homes. And in 1914, the young company introduced
the lantern that made it famous. At 300 candlepower, it could light
the far corners of a barn and provided good light in every direction
for 100 yards. |
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The Coleman® lantern extended
the time farmers and ranchers could work, significantly increasing
productivity. It changed life in rural America. And during WWI, the
government declared it an essential item. Nearly 70,000 were distributed.
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By the close of the decade,
the company was a bona fide manufacturing concern. It had an organized
sales force, a research and development department, and factory output
had increased from 120 lamps in 1909 to 50,000 by the year 1920. |
