Calcium carbide is created by heating a lime and carbon mixture in an arc furnace to a temperature of between 3,632 to 3,812 degrees. Calcium carbonate is a fairly hard substance that reacts violently ...

Step-by-step restoration of a 100+ year-old rusty Joseph Lucas bicycle carbide lamp, preserving its historic charm and restoring its original function. Tsunami alerts triggered for entire US West ...

After around 1915, miners debated which technology they favored to light their work underground, a carbide lamp or a battery light. Both were superior to candles and oil lamps that would blow out when ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This full shift carbide mining lamp ...