Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This carbide mining lamp was made by the Maple City Manufacturing Company of Monmouth, Illinois around 1901-1917. 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. The lamp would then be worn on a miner’s cap, with the reflector granting a much strong light than previous lamps.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Board of Trustees of Lafayette College
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-8788E
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-8788E
- accession number
- 265669
- Object Name
- lamp, carbide, cap, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 3 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in; 9.525 cm x 5.715 cm x 8.255 cm
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- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872191
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-eeb6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
