No. 105815661

No. 105815661

This is an antique brass acetylene carbide lamp, a Joseph Lucas "King of the Road" model from the early 1900s.It was used for early bicycles, motorcycles, and automobiles before electric lighting became standard.The lamp features a prominent front lens and a lower chamber designed for holding carbide fuel.Acetylene gas lamps work by reacting calcium carbide with water to produce flammable acetylene gas.
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