Butterfly carbide miners lamp

G,,day it is new and unlit.
i am going to strip the lacquer and maybe polish to get rid of the spotty corrosion where the lacquer has failed .
it will then be left to age gracefully .
more photos later .

kerry

 

G'day Kerry, it should clean up nicely.
I can remember using ones very similar (if not the same) in the late 1970's as a backup light source when caving.
I've looked for those lamps amongst my old gear but I'm buggered if I can find them.

 

i hope you can find your old lamps .

kerry

 

G,,day
photos of it cleaned and burning .
kerry

 

@ROBBO55
your pricker wire from ballarat has had its first use .
thank you mate .

kerry

 

Looking good Kerry looks like its last light up for this year .
Bob .

 

yes , bob
most likely .

kerry

 

@kerry460
Looks good . Congratulations.
I'm glad the wire came in handy.