Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This lamp was manufactured by the Justrite Manufacturing Company, in Chicago, Illinois in the first half of the 20th century. Acetylene gas is produced when water from the lamp's upper level encounters the calcium carbide stored in the base via a dripping mechanism. The amount of water flowing into the calcium carbide container can be controlled, with more water producing more gas and a bigger flame when the lamp is lit.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Mrs. Edward J. Kelly
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-9415
- accession number
- 271412
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-9415
- Object Name
- lamp, carbide, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 3 3/4 in x 3 in x 3 in; 9.525 cm x 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872163
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e798-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
