Lamp, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: BICYCLE/ACETYLENE/CARBIDE
DATE: 1914
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1976.0636.001

MANUFACTURER: Powell & Hanmer Ltd.
MODEL: P & H
LOCATION: Birmingham, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING/ GLASS LENS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 18.7 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 19.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Powell Hanmer
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Birmingham

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED IN THE 1920S AND 1930S
Canada: THE CARBIDE/ACETYLENE PROCESS UTILIZED IN THIS LAMP WAS DISCOVERED BY CANADIAN T. WILLSON
Function: DEVICE USED FOR ILLUMINATION ON BICYCLE
Technical: IMPORTANT FEATURES ARE PERFECT CONTROL OF WATER SUPPLY TO THE CALCIUM CARBIDE AND FILTERING OF THE GAS, WHICH PASSES THROUGH A PATENT FILTERING PAD. BURNS WITH EXCEEDINGLY BRIGHT POWERFUL LIGHT [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED INTO VENT HOOD TOP IS: 'POWELL & HANMER BIRMINGHAM/ P&H'/ INCISED INTO UNDERSIDE IS: 'MADE IN ENGLAND'
Missing: BURNER TIP
Finish: CASING PAINTED SILVER/ CLEAR GLASS LENS/ RED & GREEN SIDE JEWELS
Decoration: N/A

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Powell & Hanmer Ltd., Lamp, gas, circa 1914, Artifact no. 1976.0636, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1976.0636.001/

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