Carbide lamps,or acetylene gas lamps,are simple lamps that produce and burn gas which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC2) with water.
This is a Autolite Carbide Lamp worn on a anthracite coalminers helmet or cap to help light the interior of a coal mine while working. They were widely used in mining in the early twentieth century . This one is from the northern coal fields of the Pennsylvania anthracite coal region of the USA.
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Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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