General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS; STEEL BRACKET; GLASS "JEWELS" ON EITHER SIDE OF FRONT AND GLASS LIGHT COVER; CERAMIC FISH TAIL BURNER; SILVER REFLECTOR PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length

19.0 cm

Width

11.0 cm

Height

16.5 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

LUCAS

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Birmingham

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1920S

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF ACTYLENE BICYCLE LAMP

Function

USED WHEN AFFIXED TO A BICYCLE TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR THE RIDER

Technical

ACTEYLENE GAS WAS PRODUCED BY THE ACTION OF WATER ON CALCIUM CARBIDE WITH THE GENERATOR DEVISED TO BRING THESE 2 ELEMENTS TOGETHER GRADUALLY BUT EVENLY, SO THAT THE GAS MAY ESCAPE AT THE BURNER IN STEADY VOLUME TO PRODUCE AN EVEN & UNFLICKERING LIGHT [REF 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MOLDED ON BUTTON ON TOP OF VENT: 'KING OF THE ROAD/ [UNICORN]/ LUCAS'/ STAMPED AROUND WATER OPENING: 'PULL OUT THIS PLUG'/ STAMPED IN BRACKET: 'JOS LUCAS LTD/ PATENTED/ BIRMINGHAM'/ STAMPED AROUNDCARBIDE TANK: 'DO NOT FILL CARBIDE ABOVE THE GROOVE'

Missing

N/A

Finish

NICKLED

Decoration

CUT-OUT CASE TO HOLD CARBIDE CONTAINER