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Carbide Lamp
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-BRASS;
- Description
- A carbide miner's lamp consisting of two parts.The bottom (B) is a resevoir for holding fuel. The resevoir has a screw in the top half, and rubber o-ring to seal it. The top (A) has a reflector, inside which is a spigot for releasing the fuel and flint, which is connected to the main part of the …
- Category
- FURNISHINGS
- Sub-Category
- LIGHTING DEVICE
- Start Date
- 1925
- End Date
- 1935
- Description
- A carbide miner's lamp consisting of two parts.The bottom (B) is a resevoir for holding fuel. The resevoir has a screw in the top half, and rubber o-ring to seal it. The top (A) has a reflector, inside which is a spigot for releasing the fuel and flint, which is connected to the main part of the lamp. On the top of main part is a flip top lid for refueling and a piece of wire that rotates. On the back is a hook for attaching the lamp to a hard hat. Inscribed on the bottom of the resevoir is ' UNITED STATES OF AMERICA '. INSCRIBED ON THE TOP OF THE LAMP IS ' MADE IN USA/PAT NO. 231/JUSTRITE/ <-ON OFF->'.
- Narrative
- Carbide lamps were a great advance over oil lamps and candles. This type of lamp, in common use by 1905, provided a bright light. It was also much safer and healthier for the miners as it did not produce any carbon monoxide and very little carbon dioxide.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-BRASS;
- Height
- 11
- Width
- 9
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- 1992.12.46 a lamp
1992.12.46 b resevoir
- Accession No.
- 1992.12.46 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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