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CARBIDE LAMP

Postby N.M. Prospector » Nov 15, 2007 2:57 pm

I found this lamp, and don't know what kind it is. It does not have a name on it, and it is not brass. Some kind of steel. Thanks for any help.

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Postby TAGCaver » Nov 15, 2007 4:45 pm

Your pictures arent displaying, must be a bad link or something.
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Postby Carl Amundson » Nov 15, 2007 4:54 pm

I can see the pictures
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Postby mikejager » Nov 15, 2007 5:38 pm

Very nice :kewl: Hobby of yours collecting lamps?
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Postby N.M. Prospector » Nov 15, 2007 5:47 pm

Yes, I am just getting started in collecting carbide lamps. I am also into prospecting. The wife and I have some mining claims, and do get a little gold. There are some old mines on my claims that are at least 100 years old. I saw on this forum, where some still use carbide lamps, and thought I would pick their brains for a little info. :grin:
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Postby fuzzy-hair-man » Nov 15, 2007 10:02 pm

If you go to this guys site you may be able to find your carbide lamp(s), I don't have the time to go through all the pages of lamps he has....
(click on "Click here to go to page 1" down the bottom and go from there)

http://www.angelfire.com/va/clickster/

Some others that come pretty close:
http://miningartifacts.homestead.com/carbidehandlamps.html

Wow there are a lot of varietys of carbide lamps!
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Postby N.M. Prospector » Nov 15, 2007 10:13 pm

fuzzy-hair-man wrote:If you go to this guys site you may be able to find your carbide lamp(s), I don't have the time to go through all the pages of lamps he has....
(click on "Click here to go to page 1" down the bottom and go from there)

http://www.angelfire.com/va/clickster/
Thanks for the info. I called Larry (clickster) and he told me that my lamp is a justrite hand lamp. He sure knows carbide lamps. One real nice guy.
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