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WW2 German Calcium Carbide Lamp

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    Posted 3 years ago

    Rooster123
    (18 items)

    This German calcium carbide lamp was a bit tatty when I bought it so I decided to tidy it up a bit. It had peeling black paint when I first got it from a seller in Croatia. Cleaning the old paint off exposed the original green colour but I decided to spray it black.
    This was a wartime railway lamp which still works a treat as I bought some calcium carbide to get it working.
    The water reservoir slowly drips into the bottom container onto the calcium carbide, which then releases a gas which can be ignited.
    I had to replace the front glass as the original had a crack but after posting this I realised I never pushed the tags down to secure the glass.
    The side panels have sprung loaded hinges that can be closed. I've seen some of these in pictures with red & green glass on the sides, used for signalling.

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    Comments

    1. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 3 years ago
      I love what you did to it to restore it and give it another life, now its for us to stir up those collector instincts which some of us are lucky to have.
    2. Rooster123 Rooster123, 3 years ago
      Thanks PhilDMorris,
      A project this size is always good to take on as it doesn't take up too much room.

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