Lamp, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: BICYCLE/ACETYLENE/CARBIDE
DATE: 1915–1922
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0094.001

MANUFACTURER: HALL, C.M. LAMP CO.
MODEL: LIBERTY LIGHT
LOCATION: Kenosha, Wisconsin, 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: NICKLED BRASS; STEEL BRACKETS; GLASS LIGHT COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 10.5 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: HALL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Kenosha

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED FROM THE 1920S TO THE 1930S WHEN ELECTRIC LAMPS BECAME POPULAR
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF BICYCLE LAMP OF THE TIME
Function: USED, WHEN AFFIXED TO A BICYCLE, TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR THE RIDER
Technical: ACETYLENE GAS WAS PRODUCED IN THE LAMP 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 ON TOP AIR VENT: 'C.M. HLL LAMP CO. KENOSHA, WIS./ THE LIBERTY MODEL'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: NICKLED
Decoration: N/A

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HALL, C.M. LAMP CO., Lamp, gas, circa 1915–1922, Artifact no. 1998.0094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0094.001/

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