Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.13.002
Accession#:
2007.13
Credit Line:
Donated by Jim and Norma Jean McCorcle.
Object Name:
Lamp, Carbide
Date:
1930s
Year Range from:
1930
Description:
Small brass lamp with writing on both the top and bottom.
Top: On Auto Lite, Reg. U.S. Pat. Office, Universal Lamp Co. Chicago U.S.A.
Bottom: U.S.A, Universal, Auto Lite, Lamp Co., Patented
Towards the top of the lamp their is a small light reflector.
This lamp belonged to AJ miner/supervisor—type named Mr. Junge. It was probably used in the 1930s.
Carbide lamps were pimarily used in mining, but they also became associated with caving. They would have been attached to the head of person using it.
The carbide lamp would operate because of a chemical reaction between calcium carbide, and water:
CaC2 + H2O => C2H2 + CaO + heat
Top: On Auto Lite, Reg. U.S. Pat. Office, Universal Lamp Co. Chicago U.S.A.
Bottom: U.S.A, Universal, Auto Lite, Lamp Co., Patented
Towards the top of the lamp their is a small light reflector.
This lamp belonged to AJ miner/supervisor—type named Mr. Junge. It was probably used in the 1930s.
Carbide lamps were pimarily used in mining, but they also became associated with caving. They would have been attached to the head of person using it.
The carbide lamp would operate because of a chemical reaction between calcium carbide, and water:
CaC2 + H2O => C2H2 + CaO + heat
Notes:
Donated by Jim & Norma Jean McCorcle. The McCorcles used to live in the Junge house (bought it from him).
Search Terms:
Mining
AJ
AJ
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2007.22.002