Lamp, carbide
| Description: |
Four carbide lamps used by coal miners between 1912 and the 1930s. Water dripping on the carbide in the lamp produced a gas that went to the lens. To create light the miner then lit the lamp wick. Miners purchased their own carbide for approximately $1.25 for twenty-five ponds of carbide. If a lamp went out during use, the miner had to refill it in the darkness. |
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| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/ctm/id/462 |
| Collection: |
Coal Town Museum |
| Subjects: |
Coal miners -- Indiana -- Vermillion County -- Equipment and supplies Acetylene lamps Mine lighting -- Equipment and supplies Coal -- Artifact |
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