General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CASE WITH BRASS HARDWARE/ METAL CYLINDER WITH LEATHER STRAP / METER: BRASS CASE WITH GLASSCOVER

Dimensions

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

Length

57.0 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

21.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Acetylene

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN USED FROM THE 1890S TO THE 1920S

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED TO SUPPLY FUEL TO AUTOMOBILE HEADLAMPS

Technical

THE COMPRESSED GAS BOTTLE WAS FITTED INTO ELEGANT WOODEN BOXES & ATTACHED TO A CAR RUNNING BOARD WITH TUBES RUNNING TO THE HEADLAMPS. WHEN USED IN TRAFFIC THE ON/OFF TAP HAD TO BE PLACED IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SO THAT HE COULD READILY CONTROL THE LIGHT. IT WAS SUPERSEDED BY DYNAMOS FOR CAR LIGHTING BY THE 1930S

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 NO MARKINGS;.2 PLATE AFFIXED TO SIDE: 'ACETYLENE COMPRESSED/ IN POROUS SUBSTANCE/ EXEMPTED/ BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE/ DATED 6. AUGUST 1912/ THE ACETYLENE ILLUMINATING COMPANY LTD./ 268,SOUTH LAMBETH RD. LONDON [?]/ NO 56 WT. 23 [?]'/ STAMPED INTO TOP '56/ 56/ D.A.'/.3 PRINTED ON FACE: 'ATMOSPHERES/ 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20/ 0 60 120 180 240 300/ Full/ lbs. per 0"/ THE ACETYLENE ILLUMINATING CO LTD/ 268 South [?]oad, LONDON'

Missing

CONNECTING TUBES

Finish

CASE: STAINED AND VARNISHED; CYLINDER: GREY GLOSS PAINT; METER: VARNISHED CASE

Decoration

CASE: BRASS CORNERS AND BRASS TRIM AROUND BOTTOM OF LID