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  Company Name Coleman Company, Inc
  Company Type Subsidiary of Jarden
  Foundation 1900
  Location City Wichita, Kansas
  Location Country USA
  Key People Gary A Kiedaisch , <small>President and CEO</small><br /> Sam A Solomon , <small>SVP, Global Administration and CFO</small><br /> C R Toner , <small>VP, Information Systems</small>
  Industry Sporting Goods and outdoor gear
  Num Employees 3,690 (est) {Link without Title}
  Company Slogan The Outdoor Company
  Homepage wwwcolemancom


Coleman Company, Inc. is a company that makes Camping gear.

It was founded by W. C. Coleman , who began selling lamps in 1900 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma and moved to Wichita, Kansas in 1902 .

The Coleman Company's headquarters are in Wichita, and it also has facilities in Texas . There are approximately 1500 employees.

Throughout its history, Coleman has produced a wide variety of equipment primarily aimed at the Camping and recreational markets. Perhaps their most famous product is the ''Coleman Lantern'', a series of Lamps that burn Kerosene , Naptha , Gasoline , or Propane and use one or two Mantle s to produce an intense white light. Coleman also manufactures Camp Stove s, Sleeping Bags , Cooler s, Hot Tub s, Generators , Watch es, Tent s, and Backpack s among other things. In the past they also sold Pop-up Travel Trailer s, SkiRoule Snowmobile s and the Hobie Cat brand of Sailboat s.

A separate business unit sells home heating and Air Conditioning units. {Link without Title}


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