Lamp, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: BICYCLE/ACETYLENE/CARBIDE
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0093.001

MANUFACTURER: MILLER, H. & CO.
MODEL: 4A
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: NICKLED BRASS; STEEL BRACKET; GLASS "JEWELS" ON SIDE AND GLASS LIGHT WINDOW

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 17.0 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: MILLER
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Birmingham

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED FROM THE END OF THE 1930S INTO THE 1940S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF LAMP USED IN CANADA
Function: USED, WHEN AFFIXED TO A BICYCLE, TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR THE RIDER
Technical: FITTED WITH PENCIL-TIP BURNER SO BURNS LESS GAS THAN FISH TAIL TYPE/ THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST ACTYLENE LAMP MODELS PRODUCED [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED ON TOP OF VENT COVER: 'BRITISH MILLER MADE'/ STAMPED ON BRACKET: 'MODEL/ 4A/ H. MILLER & CO. LTD./ BIRMINGHAM'/ STAMPED ON SIDE OF CARBIDE CYCLINDER: 'DO NOT FILL ABOVE THIS LINE'/ STAMPED ON BOTTOM OF BASE: 'PROTECTED BY MILLER PATENTS MADE IN ENGLAND'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: NICKELED/ GREEN "JEWELS"/ BLACK GLOSS PAINTED BRACKET
Decoration: N/A

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MILLER, H. & CO., Lamp, gas, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1998.0093, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1998.0093.001/

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