Justrite Carbide Flask

Name/Title

Justrite Carbide Flask

Entry/Object ID

WS.0091

Description

Tin container with threaded lid.

Use

These flasks carried calcium carbide granules for fueling the carbide/acetylene flame headlamps used for illumination in underground coal mines.

Collection

Coal Mining Tools

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Wilma Steele

Notes

gift from David Alan Corbin

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Justrite Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Embossing

Location

both sides

Transcription

Justrite Trademark

Dimensions

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

3 in

Depth

2 in

Material

Tin

Location

Room

Front Lobby

* Untyped Location

Exhibition, unsecure

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

David Alan Corbin

Notes

gifted by Corbin to Wilma Steele

Exhibition

Lobby