Lamp, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: BICYCLE/ACETYLENE/CARBIDE
DATE: 1916
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0092.001

MANUFACTURER: HAWTHORNE MFG. CO. INC.
MODEL: OLD SOL
LOCATION: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL; GLASS LENS; SYNTHETIC "JEWELS"; CERAMIC BURNER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 16.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HAWTHORNE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Bridgeport

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY AVAILABLE BETWEEN 1910 AND 1920
Canada: "OLD SOL" LAMPS WERE MADE IN CANADA BY THE POLLOCK MFG. CO. LTD., BERLIN ON [REF 1]
Function: USED WHEN ATTACHED TO A BICYCLE TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR THE RIDER.
Technical: ACETYLENE GAS WAS PRODUCED BY THE ACTION OF WATER ON CALCIUM CARBIDE WITH THE GENERATOR DEVISED TO BRING THESE 2 ELEMENTS TOGETHER GRADUALLY BUT EVENLY, SO THAT THE GAS MAY ESCAPE AT THE BURNER IN STEADY VOLUME TO PRODUCE AN EVEN AND UNFLICKERING LIGHT. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED IN TOP: 'OLD SOL/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ HAWTHORNE MFG. CO. INC./ BRIDGEPORT-CONN.'/ STAMPED ON TOP OF SCREWNUT: 'MADE IN U.S.A. BY HAWTHORNE MFG. CO. BRIDGEPORT CONN.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: NICKELED
Decoration: N/A

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HAWTHORNE MFG. CO. INC., Lamp, gas, circa 1916, Artifact no. 1998.0092, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0092.001/

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