Object Details
- C.M. Hall Lamp Co.
- Description
- Acetylene is a simple hydrocarbon that was discovered in 1826 by the Irish chemist, Edmund Davy, and later named by the French chemist, Marcellin Berthellot. In time it would be widely used for heating and lighting purposes.
- This inscription on top of this acetylene gas generator reads "SOLAR / U.S.A. MODEL / 102-B” and “C. M. HALL LAMP CO. KENOSHA, WIS.” The C. M. Hall Lamp Co., of Detroit, was incorporated in 1909, for the manufacture of lamps for bicycles, motorcycles and motor cars, and accessories for electric and acetylene equipment. In 1917, it purchased the factory of the Badger Brass Manufacturing Co. in Kenosha.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Transfer from Coast and Geodetic Survey
- ID Number
- CH.315986
- catalog number
- 315986
- accession number
- 223100
- Object Name
- Acetylene Generator
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 6 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 16.51 cm
- overall: 14 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 36.83 cm x 21.59 cm
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- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1902
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e1cc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
