Solar Carbide Bicycle Lamp, circa 1905
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The Badger Brass Manufacturing Company made this carbide lamp to help a cyclist navigate in the dark. The lamp could be attached to the bicycle's handlebars or other front frame parts. The lamp burned acetylene gas and gave off a powerful white light. Early automobiles also used carbide lamps to light their ways at night.
The Badger Brass Manufacturing Company made this carbide lamp to help a cyclist navigate in the dark. The lamp could be attached to the bicycle's handlebars or other front frame parts. The lamp burned acetylene gas and gave off a powerful white light. Early automobiles also used carbide lamps to light their ways at night.
Artifact
Bicycle lamp
Date Made
1900-1910
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.4.3872
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Color
Green
Red
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 3.75 in
Depth: 4.5 in
Inscriptions
On chimney cover, in perforated star: SOLAR On side within incised sun: THE BADGER BRASS MFG. CO. / KENOSHA WIS. U.S.A.