Carbide lamp
device · 1900 · Electric age
A miner’s lamp burning acetylene.
What it is made of
- Lower carbide chamber — has part. Calcium carbide.
- Upper water reservoir — has part. Water drips onto the carbide.
- Valve — has part. It regulates the water supply.
- Acetylene burner tip — has part. A nozzle for the acetylene flame.
Principles and materials it uses
- Acetylene — uses. Burning acetylene.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Davy lamp — evolved from. Miners’ lamps.