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  Hansen Force Feed II with Spare Base.JPG - LATER HANSEN FORCE FEED WITH SPARE BOTTOM - Hard to find later model brass Hansen FORCE FEED cap lamp with spare bottom, slotted reflector brace, 3.5 in. tall, slotted-reflector igniter, marked on top FORCE FEED in raised letters and on bottom MANUFACTURED BY A.L.HANSEN MFG CO, CHICAGO, USA, new unfired condition  (August L. "Augie" Hansen was the chief designer at Justrite since the company was founded in 1906 and the most prolific patentee in carbide mine lamp technology.  He left Justrite in 1920 to pursue more of his ideas for carbide lamps and founded the A. L. Hansen Manufacturing Co. in Chicago.  Over the next few years he would bring three new products with a variety of new features to the marketplace.  His first product was branded the "Drylite" lamp and employed a water feed via capillary action through a system of water wicks instead of the traditional metal dropper.  He also produced the "Hansen" lamp that used a more traditional water dropper device.  The "Force Feed' lamp shown here employed a more dynamic water valve that actually forced water into the carbide chamber through a positive pressure plunger device.  The Force Feed trademark #199,490 was awarded to Hansen on June 9, 1925 and was in use since March 1923.  Hansen manufactured lamps into the late 1920s before diversifying into other products.  The company continues today as the A. L. Hansen Manufacturing Co. of Gurnee, Illinois, a producer of automotive parts and accessories.  See Clemmer, American Miners' Carbide Lamps, p 73) SEE THE HANSEN FORCE FEED PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC  
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Force Feed with Hansen Style Water Feed RSide
Force Feed with Hansen Style Water Feed Front
Force Feed with Hansen Style Water Feed LSide
Force Feed with Hansen Style Water Feed Back

Hansen Force Feed II with Spare Base | LATER HANSEN FORCE FEED WITH SPARE BOTTOM - Hard to find later model brass Hansen FORCE FEED cap lamp with spare bottom, slotted reflector brace, 3.5 in. tall, slotted-reflector igniter, marked on top FORCE FEED in raised letters and on bottom MANUFACTURED BY A.L.HANSEN MFG CO, CHICAGO, USA, new unfired condition (August L. "Augie" Hansen was the chief designer at Justrite since the company was founded in 1906 and the most prolific patentee in carbide mine lamp technology. He left Justrite in 1920 to pursue more of his ideas for carbide lamps and founded the A. L. Hansen Manufacturing Co. in Chicago. Over the next few years he would bring three new products with a variety of new features to the marketplace. His first product was branded the "Drylite" lamp and employed a water feed via capillary action through a system of water wicks instead of the traditional metal dropper. He also produced the "Hansen" lamp that used a more traditional water dropper device. The "Force Feed' lamp shown here employed a more dynamic water valve that actually forced water into the carbide chamber through a positive pressure plunger device. The Force Feed trademark #199,490 was awarded to Hansen on June 9, 1925 and was in use since March 1923. Hansen manufactured lamps into the late 1920s before diversifying into other products. The company continues today as the A. L. Hansen Manufacturing Co. of Gurnee, Illinois, a producer of automotive parts and accessories. See Clemmer, American Miners' Carbide Lamps, p 73) SEE THE HANSEN FORCE FEED PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC Download Original Image
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