Lucas Calcia Cadet Cycle Lamp
Lucas Calcia Cadet cycle lamp - top view
Name/Title
Lucas Calcia Cadet Cycle LampEntry/Object ID
2025.1.698Description
Brass carbide cycle lamp with a brass carbide bowl and brass water bowl. A round window on either side of light casing with emerald glass. Brass adjustment valve to control the gas flow to the wick. The reservoir is marked Do Not Fill Above This Line. On the back side of the heat vent is the No.133. A metal hinge attaches the lamp to the bicycle. Brass tightening screw on side of metal hinge. The lamp has the Lucas logo on the top of the body.Context
Long before the Ford Model T, even before the first Mercedes ‘horseless carriage’, there was Lucas. Joseph Lucas business established his business just 3 years after the petrol engine was first patented. This bicycle lamp is the Calcia Cadet model produced by Joseph Lucas Ltd in Birmingham, England. Joseph Lucas began manufacturing lamps around 1870. He took his son Harry into business with him and in 1882 began operating as Joseph Lucas and Son. In 1897 Harry left the business which then became known as Joseph Lucas Limited. The company produced lighting equipment especially bicycle and carriage lamps. After 125 years the company still exists today as a supplier of premium quality, technically excellent automotive and motorbike parts.Category
Bicycles, motor bikes, mechanical