Miner’s Carbide Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: 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.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Mining Lamps
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content: Work
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Natural Resources
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Board of Trustees of Lafayette College
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-8788E
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-8788E
label: accession number
content: 265669
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, carbide, cap, mining
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: 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