Lamp, Part

Object detail

Accession number

2003.234

Maker

Joseph Lucas Limited

Description

Part of a carbide lamp; made of brass. It has two separate bowls screwed together - one above the other. Two brass butterfly nuts on either side of the water bowl. It has an adjustment valve and a dial. It also has a brass filler cap on the top of the water tank. On the top of the water bowl it reads - "LUCAS No.42 - KING OF THE ROAD - JOSEPH LUCAS LTD., B'HAM".

Marks

Do not fill carbide above this groove Engraved
Lucas No. 42 / King of the Road / Joseph Lucas Ltd., B'Ham Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Copper Alloy/Brass

Credit Line

Joseph Lucas Limited. Lamp, Part, 2003.234. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Lamp Lamp, Carbide Furnishings Lighting Equipment Lighting Devices

Production place

Birmingham West Midlands England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Road Transport Transport

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