Miner’s Carbide Lamp
- Description (Brief)
- This half shift 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
- Object Name
- lamp, carbide, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 16.51 cm x 8.89 cm x 6.985 cm
- ID Number
- AG*MHI-MN-8800B
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-8800B
- accession number
- 265669
- subject
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Mining Lamps
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- depicted
- Thorpe, Dave. Carbide Light: The Last Flame in American Mines
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