company suppliers of recreational equipment . for the textile manufacturer see coleman manufacturing company . coleman company inc. type subsidiary industry sports equipment and outdoor equipment founded 1900 ; 116 years ago 1900 headquarters wichita kansas united states key people marc hill ceo number of employees 3 690 est. 1 parent newell brands website www.coleman.com coleman gas camp stove coleman company inc. is an american company that specializes in outdoor recreation products especially camping gear . it was founded by william coffin coleman who began selling gasoline pressure lamps in 1900 in kingfisher oklahoma . he moved to wichita kansas in 1902 . coleman is currently owned by newell brands . in january 2005 jarden acquired american household inc for approximately 845 million . the corporation owned the coleman company and sunbeam products inc. brands acquired as part of this acquisition included coleman first alert sunbeam mr. coffee and oster . for background in march 1998 sunbeam corporation acquired the coleman company inc. and coleman powermate . in december 2002 sunbeam corporation filed chapter 11 bankruptcy and canceled its common stock . when it emerged from bankruptcy sunbeam changed its name to american household inc. a privately held company . www.jarden.com . the coleman company s headquarters are in wichita and it also has facilities in texas . there are approximately 3 600 employees but most are not manufacturing jobs . 1 the majority of their goods are now manufactured in china . 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 perhaps their most famous product is the coleman lantern a series of lamps that were originally made to burn gasoline . current models use coleman fuel white gas or propane and use one or two mantles to produce an intense white light . company historians claim that in 1905 the company provided a demonstration for the 1905 cooper vs. fairmount football game now called sterling college and wichita state university . coleman gas lamps were provided to play the first night football game west of the mississippi river . 2 in the past the company also produced a range of cooking stoves and domestic irons . today coleman also manufactures camp stoves coleman produced the original g.i. pocket stove sleeping bags coolers hot tubs generators watches sandals tents dog toys and backpacks among other things . they also make a line of small boats including canoes pontoon boats johnboats and the unique scanoe . in the past they also sold pop up travel trailers skiroule snowmobiles and the hobie cat brand of sailboats . the company has recently started producing a backyard barbecue grill which is sold at canadian tire . a separate company coleman heating and air conditioning sells home heating and air conditioning units . coleman heating and air conditioning is owned by johnson controls and uses the coleman name and logo under 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