Carbide tin

code: LVSAV1985.001

Collection code:
LVSAV1985.001
File type:
Museum objects
Collection:
Museum Collection

Description

Circular brass container with screw on lid for storage of Carbide.

Used by Miners, circa 1950, initialled IS

Carbide cap lamps were widely used in shale mines between c1920 and c1950. These lamps produced acetylene gas by dripping water onto calcium carbide. Supplies of calcium carbide for refuelling lamps during a shift were carried in sturdy, watertight containers like this, which could be slipped into a jacket pocket

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