TWO AMAZING VINTAGE CARBIDE/ ACETYLENE GAS LAMPS - A PRETTY RARE FIND

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE OUR AUCTIONS AT ANY TIME. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, BID ON IT OR MAKE AN OFFER AS THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN WE DO CLOSE AN AUCTION EARLY. PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO OR DO NOT INTEND TO PAY! PAYMENT WITHIN 3 DAYS PLEASE. PLEASE VIEW THE PICS VERY CAREFULLY FOR MORE DETAILS AND THE GENERAL CONDITION. STANDARD POSTAGE AND PACKAGING WILL BE R 70.00 (ADDITIONAL WRAPPING) COUNTER TO COUNTER OR PLEASE COLLECT IN EDENVALE AT NO CHARGE!

THESE CARBIDE LAMPS ARE STUNNING AND MAKE EXCELLENT COLLECTOR ITEMS. THEY ARE VERY OLD AND BECOMING MORE AND MORE RARE. CARBIDE LAMPS, OR ACETYLENE GAS LAMPS, ARE SIMPLE LAMPS THAT PRODUCE AND BURN ACETYLENE (C2H2) WHICH IS CREATED BY THE REACTION OF CALCIUM CARBIDE (CAC2) WITH WATER. ACETYLENE GAS LAMPS WERE USED TO ILLUMINATE BUILDINGS, SUCH AS LIGHTHOUSE BEACONS, AND AS HEADLIGHTS ON MOTOR-CARS AND BICYCLES. PORTABLE CARBIDE LAMPS, WORN ON THE HAT OR CARRIED BY HAND AND WERE WIDELY USED IN MINING IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY. THEY ARE STILL EMPLOYED BY CAVERS, HUNTERS, AND CATAPHYLLS. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE BIDDING PER LAMP TO TAKE BOTH.

LINK: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbide_lamp 

PROPS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE (I.E. RULER, CANDLES ETC.) IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO WRAP YOUR ITEM FOR COLLECTION/ COURIER PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CHARGE R 35.00 PER ITEM OR PLEASE ASK YOUR COURIER COMPANY TO BRING PACKAGING. KINDLY ARRANGE THE CORRECT CHANGE IF YOU ARE COLLECTING. WE DO NOT KEEP CHANGE. 

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