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'Majestic' carbide bicycle lamp
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| Description | A 'Majestic' carbide bicycle lamp patented in 1899. The brass lamp functioned by slowly dripping water from the rounded reservoir into the barrel-like bottom tank which held calcium carbide (CaC2, a hard, grayish-black solid). This caused a release of acetylene gas which was subsequently burned for light. The lamp lens is mounted atop the water reservoir and has a clear lens in the bell-shaped frame at front, and two roughly cut green glass sidelights. The lamp has a semi-circular hook for mounting onto a bicycle. Made by Edward Miller and Company in Meriden, Connecticut. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 12 centimeters depth 8 centimeters width 17 centimeters height |
| Nomenclature | Acetylene lamp |
| Creation | Made by: Edward Miller & Company Made in Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States |
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Made in Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States Sports & Recreation. Wheel Sports |
| Dates | Use: Not earlier than 1900 Content: Exactly 07/04/1899 - Exactly 03/13/1900 Patent date range |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 1978.79.102 |