When I was in Chile earlier this year I bought this small, solid brass carbide lamp. Thanks to @kerry460, I now have some carbide, so last nightI decided to light the lamp. The water tank takes 30ml of water. This little lamp is a lot of fun! Cheers Tony
@Lamp_Doctor It’s a corker, Bob - the smallest one I’ve seen, but it’s made out of thick, heavy brass. Two things about it are interesting: 1. The reflector is hand beaten - you can see the hammer marks; and 2. The jet appears to have been made by drilling a hole in the conical piece of brass, then covering that hole with solder and forming the jet with wire, or similar, through the solder. Cheers Tony
Very pretty indeed! I've often seen the larger carbide miners lamps here but never one that small or of that design.
@Juan I got this lamp from the antique shop in La Serena that you recommended. Thank you! It was not cheap - the owner had a very good idea of its worth; and I was willing to pay the price because it was a solid and beautiful thing. @Celsius233 Here is the carbide lamp up and running. Cheers Tony
Before yesterday's Christmas get together, I would not of known what you were talking about. One relative talked of being with a friend who used them inside the friend's house for light and outside as torch flashlights to hunt for racoons at night. We then talked with another relative and he mentioned his great great grandfather used them on the railroad. It was funny that both knew how carbide lamps worked. I sure never heard of them at all. That is a beautiful lamp you have.
