Full assembly of carbide fuel/acetylene flame miner's headlamp, hat mounting clip/wires are repaired with additional wire.
Use
Used for illumination in underground mines. Developed after oil wick lamps to include reflector dish, still an open flame.
Collection
Coal Mining Tools
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Stewart Davis/Redneck Workshop
Material
Brass
Location
Location
Box
MW.A
Shelf
Unit E: Shelf 2
Room
Artifact Storage Room
Category
Storage
Moved By
Shaun Slifer
Date
December 7, 2023
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.
General Notes
Note
The headlamp has a faint inscription on its underside that is unintelligible.
