Full assembly of carbide fuel/acetylene flame miner's headlamp, including hat mounting clip.
Use
Used for illumination in underground mines. Developed after oil wick lamps to include reflector dish, still an open flame.
Collection
Coal Mining Tools, Fred Barkey Collection
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Fred Barkey, Sandra Barkey
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Justrite Manufacturing Company
Notes
PAT. NO. 115123
Material
Brass
Location
Location
Box
MW.E
Shelf
Unit E: Shelf 3
Room
Artifact Storage Room
Category
Storage
Moved By
Ethan Karnes
Date
May 16, 2024
Research Notes
Research Type
Curator
Person
Shaun Slifer
Date
Nov 18, 2020
Notes
A mining or caving lamp has calcium carbide placed in a lower chamber, the generator. The upper reservoir is then filled with water. A threaded valve or other mechanism is used to control the rate at which the water is allowed to drip into the chamber containing the calcium carbide. By controlling the rate of water flow, the production of acetylene gas is controlled. This, in turn, controls the flow rate of the gas and the size of the flame at the burner, and thus the amount of light it produces.
