Object Details
Description (Brief)
This lamp was manufactured by the Justrite Manufacturing Company, in Chicago, Illinois in the first half of the 20th century. This lamp is notable for its reflector, a “matchless” design with a lighter built into the reflector to spark and ignite the acetylene gas. Instead of having a polished brass reflector like many lamps, this reflector is aluminum.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Ruth Parks in memory of Roland Parks
ID Number
AG.MHI-MI-1114
accession number
1978.0288
catalog number
MHI-MI-1114
Object Name
lamp, carbide, cap, mining
mining lamp
Measurements
overall: 4 1/2 in x 4 in x 4 in; 11.43 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm
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Work and Industry: Mining
Mining Lamps
Work
Industry & Manufacturing
Natural Resources
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_872513