[SEL] O.T. Please identify this "lamp"

[Bill Brueck]

Jerry, I'm sure it's a carbide lamp.  The needle valve would be to adjust
the water drip rate.  I've a good picture book on carbide lamps at home,
will check this evening or next to see if I find anything specifically like
this.  I expect most of the pics I have will be western hemisphere, however.
Although a lot of this vintage stuff for probably both of us came from
England.

It looks like a very nice specimen, I'd pick it up in a heartbeat.
Congratulations on a good find!

B²

Bill Brueck
   Chatfield, Minnesota, USA

Confusion is a higher state of knowledge than ignorance.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Evans
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:14 PM
To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
Subject: [SEL] O.T. Please identify this "lamp"

Hi Everyone,
         I came across this "lamp" and am hoping someone can tell me more
about it?

         Although it is not an engine part (which makes it "off Topic") , if
it is an illuminating lamp it could be argued that this could have been used
to find your way out to the engine room on a dark night when the lighting
plant / generator had stopped and then it would be engine related and
therefore "On Topic". <Big Grin>

         Thanks for looking:
<www.oldengine.org/members/evans/lamp/index.htm>


Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans
Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
Etched Brass Engine Plates made to order:
See:
www.oldengine.org/members/evans/plates/index.htm
or learn how to finish off your plates
www.oldengine.org/members/evans/plates/finish.htm

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