Re: [CR]acetylene lamp

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From: "Ken Sanford" <kanford@comcast.net>
To: "bmaster flex" <breaches@gmail.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <19360df00709031259u41fe8a87idd077bf2c1515762@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]acetylene lamp
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:13:00 -0400
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Barry

I think I qualify as a quasi expert on these from my caving days.

Patent date prob does not mean much as they were all based on patents of that era. Is there a brand name? or better, could you send me a pict off-list.

regards Ken Sanford Kensington, MD

NSS 9811

----- Original Message -----
From: bmaster flex
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: [CR]acetylene lamp

> Anyone an "expert" on acetylene lamps? Is that to old for the list? I
> recently aquired an NOS Acetylene bicycle lamp in the box w/ all the
> instructions and literature but cant find anything on this lamp. The
> closest
> thing to a date is an 1897 patent. Anyone care to help or point me in the
> right direction?
>
> thanks
> Barry Scott
> Brooklyn, NY