Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This carbide mining lamp was made by the Baldwin Company of New York City during the early 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
- Dewar Manufacturing Co.
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MT-311986
- catalog number
- MHI-MT-311986
- accession number
- 157348
- Object Name
- lamp, carbide, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 3 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 10.16 cm x 9.525 cm x 4.445 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872176
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ed60-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
