"King of the Road" No. 784 Headlamp, 1902-1914
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Drivers in the early 1900s attached headlights to their automobiles to help light their way at night. To use this "King of the Road" model, automobilists filled the chambers with calcium carbide and then added water creating acetylene gas. Igniting the gas burner produced a strong white light. The lamp's lens and parabolic reflector cast a broad beam lighting the road ahead.
Drivers in the early 1900s attached headlights to their automobiles to help light their way at night. To use this "King of the Road" model, automobilists filled the chambers with calcium carbide and then added water creating acetylene gas. Igniting the gas burner produced a strong white light. The lamp's lens and parabolic reflector cast a broad beam lighting the road ahead.
Artifact
Headlight
Date Made
1902-1914
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.34.29
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Color
Gold (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 12.5 in
Width: 10 in
Depth: 12 in
Inscriptions
on plate: JOS. LUCAS LTD. BIRMINGHAM / NO. 784 on plate: LUCAS / KING OF THE ROAD / DUPLEX / JOS. LUCAS LTD B'HAM
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