Carbide lamp, complete. Brass coloured metal cylinder with circular dish on one side; small round flint for lighting; hook on the back for lighting.
Exhibition Label Text: Carbide lamps. 1940 – 1950s.
Introduced in 1905, these open flame lamps burned acetylene gas giving a bright flame, The were used in some non-gassy mines until the 1970s.
9.4 cm tall, base diameter: 5.0 cm.
Digital image on Keeper’s computer – S:/Keeper/MyPictures/Exhibitions/DisplayNewVisitorCentre. Taken October 2003.
21/12/98 These lamps are sometimes also called carbide lamps, but these are believed to be the same as acetylene lamps. JS