. Jalbum 8.5 slides/Auto-Lite Flask.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 AUTO-LITE BRASS FLASK - Brass carbide flask with screw lid, embossed AUTO-LITE on both sides, 6 3/4 in. high x 3 1/2 in. wide, acquired from my Rocky Mountain High friend Steve Rush AUTO-LITE BRASS FLASK - Brass carbide flask with screw lid, embossed AUTO-LITE on both sides, 6 3/4 in. high x 3 1/2 in. wide, acquired from my Rocky Mountain High friend Steve Rush slides/Auto-Lite Flask.JPG slides/Baldwin Carbide Flask Closed.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 BALDWIN FLASK - Baldwin steel carbide flask, 3 3/8 in. tall, oval base 2 7/8 in. x 2 in., unmarked with oil wick style lid, advertised in The Mine and Smelter Supply Co. Catalog No. 24 (1912) as a 10-hour shift carbide (1/2 lb. carbide) container for Baldwin Acetylene Lamps [Based on the design and style of the lid, it is thought that these containers were made for Baldwin by Trethaway Brothers of Parsons, PA] BALDWIN FLASK - Baldwin steel carbide flask, 3 3/8 in. tall, oval base 2 7/8 in. x 2 in., unmarked with oil wick style lid, advertised in The Mine and Smelter Supply Co. Catalog No. 24 (1912) as a 10-hour shift carbide (1/2 lb. carbide) container for Baldwin Acetylene Lamps [Based on the design and style of the lid, it is thought that these containers were made for Baldwin by Trethaway Brothers of Parsons, PA] slides/Baldwin Carbide Flask Closed.JPG slides/Baldwin Carbide Flask Open.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 BALDWIN FLASK - Baldwin steel carbide flask, 3 3/8 in. tall, oval base 2 7/8 in. x 2 in., unmarked with oil wick style lid, advertised in The Mine and Smelter Supply Co. Catalog No. 24 (1912) as a 10-hour shift carbide (1/2 lb. carbide) container for Baldwin Acetylene Lamps [Based on the design and style of the lid, it is thought that these containers were made for Baldwin by Trethaway Brothers of Parsons, PA] BALDWIN FLASK - Baldwin steel carbide flask, 3 3/8 in. tall, oval base 2 7/8 in. x 2 in., unmarked with oil wick style lid, advertised in The Mine and Smelter Supply Co. Catalog No. 24 (1912) as a 10-hour shift carbide (1/2 lb. carbide) container for Baldwin Acetylene Lamps [Based on the design and style of the lid, it is thought that these containers were made for Baldwin by Trethaway Brothers of Parsons, PA] slides/Baldwin Carbide Flask Open.JPG slides/Baldwin Carbide Flask Ad.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 slides/Baldwin Carbide Flask Ad.JPG slides/Cazen Patent.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 CAZEN'S CARBIDE SAFETY LAMP - Cazen's carbide safety lamp, US patent #1,443,815 Jan. 30, 1923 by Canaan de Cazen, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; shown with carbide cap lamp for scale; brass and aluminum; 21 1/2 in. tall to top of bail, 7 1/2 in. reflector, 6 5/8 in. base dia., marked on brass plaque on back of base CAZEN'S IDEAL ECONOMIC SAFETY LAMP PATENTED CANADA 1922 PATENTED U.S.A. 1923 OTHER PATENTS PENDING (The US patent application was filed Sept. 20, 1920. The de Cazen lamp is a large area lamp that includes an interesting safety feature whereby the water supply will be automatically cut off when the acetylene gas pressure has reached a predetermined point thus eliminating the danger of explosion.) SEE THE DE CAZEN PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PICS CAZEN'S CARBIDE SAFETY LAMP - Cazen's carbide safety lamp, US patent #1,443,815 Jan. 30, 1923 by Canaan de Cazen, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; shown with carbide cap lamp for scale; brass and aluminum; 21 1/2 in. tall to top of bail, 7 1/2 in. reflector, 6 5/8 in. base dia., marked on brass plaque on back of base CAZEN'S IDEAL ECONOMIC SAFETY LAMP PATENTED CANADA 1922 PATENTED U.S.A. 1923 OTHER PATENTS PENDING (The US patent application was filed Sept. 20, 1920. The de Cazen lamp is a large area lamp that includes an interesting safety feature whereby the water supply will be automatically cut off when the acetylene gas pressure has reached a predetermined point thus eliminating the danger of explosion.) SEE THE DE CAZEN PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PICS slides/Cazen Patent.JPG slides/de Cazen Lamp Patent I.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 slides/de Cazen Lamp Patent I.JPG slides/de Cazen Lamp Patent II.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 slides/de Cazen Lamp Patent II.JPG slides/Guy's Dropper Flask.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 GUY'S DROPPER FLASK - Tin carbide flask with screw lid, 6 3/4 in. tall, embossed GUY’S DROPPER on both sides GUY'S DROPPER FLASK - Tin carbide flask with screw lid, 6 3/4 in. tall, embossed GUY’S DROPPER on both sides slides/Guy's Dropper Flask.JPG slides/Hansen Carbide Bottle.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 HANSEN CARBIDE BOTTLE - Hansen’s carbide container, black bag with brass neck, marked HANSEN’S CARBIDE BOTTLE PAT APPD FOR MFD. BY A. L. HANSEN MFG. CO. CHICAGO USA HANSEN CARBIDE BOTTLE - Hansen’s carbide container, black bag with brass neck, marked HANSEN’S CARBIDE BOTTLE PAT APPD FOR MFD. BY A. L. HANSEN MFG. CO. CHICAGO USA slides/Hansen Carbide Bottle.JPG slides/Hansen Carbide Bottle Marking.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 HANSEN CARBIDE BOTTLE - Hansen’s carbide container, black bag with brass neck, marked HANSEN’S CARBIDE BOTTLE PAT APPD FOR MFD. BY A. L. HANSEN MFG. CO. CHICAGO USA HANSEN CARBIDE BOTTLE - Hansen’s carbide container, black bag with brass neck, marked HANSEN’S CARBIDE BOTTLE PAT APPD FOR MFD. BY A. L. HANSEN MFG. CO. CHICAGO USA slides/Hansen Carbide Bottle Marking.JPG slides/Hardscog Screw Top Flask.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 HARDSOCG FLASK - Tin carbide flask with screw lid, embossed HARDSOCG TRADE MARK on both sides, 6 3/4 in. high; acquired from my good Alaska friend Neil Tysver HARDSOCG FLASK - Tin carbide flask with screw lid, embossed HARDSOCG TRADE MARK on both sides, 6 3/4 in. high; acquired from my good Alaska friend Neil Tysver slides/Hardscog Screw Top Flask.JPG slides/Hazle Tinware Carbide Flask II.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 HAZLE TINWARE FLASK - Tin hip flask with sliding lid, marked MINERS CARBIDE BOX HAZLE TINWARE MFG. CO. W. HAZLETON, PA around a miner head logo marked ’26 all in raised lettering on a gold background, ex-Henry Pohs Collection HAZLE TINWARE FLASK - Tin hip flask with sliding lid, marked MINERS CARBIDE BOX HAZLE TINWARE MFG. CO. W. HAZLETON, PA around a miner head logo marked ’26 all in raised lettering on a gold background, ex-Henry Pohs Collection slides/Hazle Tinware Carbide Flask II.JPG slides/Hazle Tinware Carbide Flask.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 HAZLE TINWARE FLASK II - Tin hip flask with sliding lid, marked MINERS CARBIDE BOX HAZLE TINWARE MFG. CO. W. HAZLETON, PA around a miner head logo marked ’26 all in raised lettering; ex-Colin Gaitland collection HAZLE TINWARE FLASK II - Tin hip flask with sliding lid, marked MINERS CARBIDE BOX HAZLE TINWARE MFG. CO. W. HAZLETON, PA around a miner head logo marked ’26 all in raised lettering; ex-Colin Gaitland collection slides/Hazle Tinware Carbide Flask.JPG slides/Carbide Flasks Justrite No. 4 Catalogue ca. 1923.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE CARBIDE CONTAINERS - Ad from Justrite Catalogue No. 4, ca. 1923, showing the No. 77 pocket carbide can and the No. 24 flip top flask JUSTRITE CARBIDE CONTAINERS - Ad from Justrite Catalogue No. 4, ca. 1923, showing the No. 77 pocket carbide can and the No. 24 flip top flask slides/Carbide Flasks Justrite No. 4 Catalogue ca. 1923.jpg slides/Justrite Flip Top Flask.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE FLIP TOP FLASK - Tin carbide flask with hinged lid, embossed JUSTRITE TRADE MARK on both sides, oval shape 6 3/4 x 2 x 3 in., Justrite catalog No. 24; acquired from my good Alaska friend Neil Tysver (this hard-to-find flask was only offered by Justrite in Catalog No. 4 printed in 1921; by Catalog No. 5 probably printed in 1924, the flip-top flask had been removed and only the screw top flask, No. 23, was offered) JUSTRITE FLIP TOP FLASK - Tin carbide flask with hinged lid, embossed JUSTRITE TRADE MARK on both sides, oval shape 6 3/4 x 2 x 3 in., Justrite catalog No. 24; acquired from my good Alaska friend Neil Tysver (this hard-to-find flask was only offered by Justrite in Catalog No. 4 printed in 1921; by Catalog No. 5 probably printed in 1924, the flip-top flask had been removed and only the screw top flask, No. 23, was offered) slides/Justrite Flip Top Flask.JPG slides/Justrite Gold Carbide Flask.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE POCKET CAN - Gold colored hip flask, Justrite No. 77, marked JUSTRITE TRADE MARK MADE IN USA on side and PAT APPLIED on bottom, new old stock; ex-Bob Schroth collection JUSTRITE POCKET CAN - Gold colored hip flask, Justrite No. 77, marked JUSTRITE TRADE MARK MADE IN USA on side and PAT APPLIED on bottom, new old stock; ex-Bob Schroth collection slides/Justrite Gold Carbide Flask.jpg slides/Justrite No. 2 Repair Parts Outfit Closed.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE NO. 2 REPAIR BOX - Justrite No. 2 lamp repair parts outfit restocked with 90% NOS parts including: 4 dozen No.62 felts; 2 1/2 dozen No.60 gaskets; Justrite gasket box with 1 doz. No.60 gaskets; 1/2 dozen No.64 felt holders; 1/2 dozen felt spacers; 1/2 dozen No.172 flints; 1/4 dozen No.177 lighters; 1 dozen No.173 lighter springs; 1/2 dozen No.182 hex nuts; 2 Justrite No.37 tip reamers; 1 dozen Justrite jewel tips with original No.28 tip box; black box with labels on front and inside; inside label has original prices hand written; 9 3/4 in. long x 4 1/2 in. wide x 2 in. deep; original ribbon hinge intact (A repair parts outfit is one of the most popular related items to carbide lamp collecting. At least six repair outfits were produced by carbide lamp manufacturers including Justrite, Auto-Lite, Guy’s Dropper, Grier, Hansen and Dry-Lite with the last four being quite rare. Justrite produced the most varieties of repair outfits both in content variation and style. In general, most repair outfits were made of heavy cardboard stock with dividers that contained a variety of parts necessary to repair malfunctioning lamps. A label was typically mounted on the inside of the box top such that when the lid was opened to an upright position, an attractive display resulted. Some manufacturers, notably Justrite, also placed a label on the outside of the box lid as shown here. The Justrite No. 2 repair parts outfit was first listed in the Justrite Form 101 brochure sometime after May 7, 1912; the Justrite Nos. 1 and 2 repair parts outfits (the No. 1 outfit had twice the parts of the No. 2 in a green box 10 in. wide x 8 in. deep x 2 in. high) were carried and listed by Justrite in every catalog at least up through No. 10A in 1939; the content and quantities of parts in the outfit changed over the years as the Justrite lamps offered for sale changed. Justrite also made two metal repair outfits that are highly prized by collectors. The No. 3 repair outfit is 15 in. x 10 1/2 in. x 4 in. and the case is white painted steel with a glass top with Justrite in gold letters with red outlining on the case front. The parts are contained in a drawer that slides out the back of the case. The No. 3 outfit first showed up in the Justrite CM 10 brochure sometime after July 1915. The No. 4 outfit case is also white painted steel with similar lettering as the No. 3 case but is somewhat larger at 15 in. wide x 10 1/2 in. deep x 13 in. high. The No. 4 outfit includes a rear shelf that displays samples of up to 5 Justrite carbide lamps. The 1919 Justrite loose leaf catalog first listed the availability of the No. 4 display case which was only sold with a larger assortment of lamps. The cost to the dealer including 5 dozen lamps, repair parts and case was $67.50, a tidy sum in those days. It is thought that only large hardware stores and mine supply firms with substantial numbers of mining customers would order such a display which accounts for the rarity of such outfits today. See Gaska, Eureka #2, pp 17-19 and Kouts, Miners’ Carbide Lamp Reference – Justrite Catalogs Vol. 10) JUSTRITE NO. 2 REPAIR BOX - Justrite No. 2 lamp repair parts outfit restocked with 90% NOS parts including: 4 dozen No.62 felts; 2 1/2 dozen No.60 gaskets; Justrite gasket box with 1 doz. No.60 gaskets; 1/2 dozen No.64 felt holders; 1/2 dozen felt spacers; 1/2 dozen No.172 flints; 1/4 dozen No.177 lighters; 1 dozen No.173 lighter springs; 1/2 dozen No.182 hex nuts; 2 Justrite No.37 tip reamers; 1 dozen Justrite jewel tips with original No.28 tip box; black box with labels on front and inside; inside label has original prices hand written; 9 3/4 in. long x 4 1/2 in. wide x 2 in. deep; original ribbon hinge intact (A repair parts outfit is one of the most popular related items to carbide lamp collecting. At least six repair outfits were produced by carbide lamp manufacturers including Justrite, Auto-Lite, Guy’s Dropper, Grier, Hansen and Dry-Lite with the last four being quite rare. Justrite produced the most varieties of repair outfits both in content variation and style. In general, most repair outfits were made of heavy cardboard stock with dividers that contained a variety of parts necessary to repair malfunctioning lamps. A label was typically mounted on the inside of the box top such that when the lid was opened to an upright position, an attractive display resulted. Some manufacturers, notably Justrite, also placed a label on the outside of the box lid as shown here. The Justrite No. 2 repair parts outfit was first listed in the Justrite Form 101 brochure sometime after May 7, 1912; the Justrite Nos. 1 and 2 repair parts outfits (the No. 1 outfit had twice the parts of the No. 2 in a green box 10 in. wide x 8 in. deep x 2 in. high) were carried and listed by Justrite in every catalog at least up through No. 10A in 1939; the content and quantities of parts in the outfit changed over the years as the Justrite lamps offered for sale changed. Justrite also made two metal repair outfits that are highly prized by collectors. The No. 3 repair outfit is 15 in. x 10 1/2 in. x 4 in. and the case is white painted steel with a glass top with Justrite in gold letters with red outlining on the case front. The parts are contained in a drawer that slides out the back of the case. The No. 3 outfit first showed up in the Justrite CM 10 brochure sometime after July 1915. The No. 4 outfit case is also white painted steel with similar lettering as the No. 3 case but is somewhat larger at 15 in. wide x 10 1/2 in. deep x 13 in. high. The No. 4 outfit includes a rear shelf that displays samples of up to 5 Justrite carbide lamps. The 1919 Justrite loose leaf catalog first listed the availability of the No. 4 display case which was only sold with a larger assortment of lamps. The cost to the dealer including 5 dozen lamps, repair parts and case was $67.50, a tidy sum in those days. It is thought that only large hardware stores and mine supply firms with substantial numbers of mining customers would order such a display which accounts for the rarity of such outfits today. See Gaska, Eureka #2, pp 17-19 and Kouts, Miners’ Carbide Lamp Reference – Justrite Catalogs Vol. 10) slides/Justrite No. 2 Repair Parts Outfit Closed.JPG slides/Justrite No. 2 Repair Parts Outfit Open.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE NO. 2 REPAIR BOX - Justrite No. 2 lamp repair parts outfit restocked with 90% NOS parts including: 4 dozen No.62 felts; 2 1/2 dozen No.60 gaskets; Justrite gasket box with 1 doz. No.60 gaskets; 1/2 dozen No.64 felt holders; 1/2 dozen felt spacers; 1/2 dozen No.172 flints; 1/4 dozen No.177 lighters; 1 dozen No.173 lighter springs; 1/2 dozen No.182 hex nuts; 2 Justrite No.37 tip reamers; 1 dozen Justrite jewel tips with original No.28 tip box; black box with labels on front and inside; inside label has original prices hand written; 9 3/4 in. long x 4 1/2 in. wide x 2 in. deep; original ribbon hinge intact (A repair parts outfit is one of the most popular related items to carbide lamp collecting. At least six repair outfits were produced by carbide lamp manufacturers including Justrite, Auto-Lite, Guy’s Dropper, Grier, Hansen and Dry-Lite with the last four being quite rare. Justrite produced the most varieties of repair outfits both in content variation and style. In general, most repair outfits were made of heavy cardboard stock with dividers that contained a variety of parts necessary to repair malfunctioning lamps. A label was typically mounted on the inside of the box top such that when the lid was opened to an upright position as shown here, an attractive display resulted. Some manufacturers, notably Justrite, also placed a label on the outside of the box lid. The Justrite No. 2 repair parts outfit was first listed in the Justrite Form 101 brochure sometime after May 7, 1912; the Justrite Nos. 1 and 2 repair parts outfits (the No. 1 outfit had twice the parts of the No. 2 in a green box 10 in. wide x 8 in. deep x 2 in. high) were carried and listed by Justrite in every catalog at least up through No. 10A in 1939; the content and quantities of parts in the outfit changed over the years as the Justrite lamps offered for sale changed. Justrite also made two metal repair outfits that are highly prized by collectors. The No. 3 repair outfit is 15 in. x 10 1/2 in. x 4 in. and the case is white painted steel with a glass top with Justrite in gold letters with red outlining on the case front. The parts are contained in a drawer that slides out the back of the case. The No. 3 outfit first showed up in the Justrite CM 10 brochure sometime after July 1915. The No. 4 outfit case is also white painted steel with similar lettering as the No. 3 case but is somewhat larger at 15 in. wide x 10 1/2 in. deep x 13 in. high. The No. 4 outfit includes a rear shelf that displays samples of up to 5 Justrite carbide lamps. The 1919 Justrite loose leaf catalog first listed the availability of the No. 4 display case which was only sold with a larger assortment of lamps. The cost to the dealer including 5 dozen lamps, repair parts and case was $67.50, a tidy sum in those days. It is thought that only large hardware stores and mine supply firms with substantial numbers of mining customers would order such a display which accounts for the rarity of such outfits today. See Gaska, Eureka #2, pp 17-19 and Kouts, Miners’ Carbide Lamp Reference – Justrite Catalogs Vol. 10) JUSTRITE NO. 2 REPAIR BOX - Justrite No. 2 lamp repair parts outfit restocked with 90% NOS parts including: 4 dozen No.62 felts; 2 1/2 dozen No.60 gaskets; Justrite gasket box with 1 doz. No.60 gaskets; 1/2 dozen No.64 felt holders; 1/2 dozen felt spacers; 1/2 dozen No.172 flints; 1/4 dozen No.177 lighters; 1 dozen No.173 lighter springs; 1/2 dozen No.182 hex nuts; 2 Justrite No.37 tip reamers; 1 dozen Justrite jewel tips with original No.28 tip box; black box with labels on front and inside; inside label has original prices hand written; 9 3/4 in. long x 4 1/2 in. wide x 2 in. deep; original ribbon hinge intact (A repair parts outfit is one of the most popular related items to carbide lamp collecting. At least six repair outfits were produced by carbide lamp manufacturers including Justrite, Auto-Lite, Guy’s Dropper, Grier, Hansen and Dry-Lite with the last four being quite rare. Justrite produced the most varieties of repair outfits both in content variation and style. In general, most repair outfits were made of heavy cardboard stock with dividers that contained a variety of parts necessary to repair malfunctioning lamps. A label was typically mounted on the inside of the box top such that when the lid was opened to an upright position as shown here, an attractive display resulted. Some manufacturers, notably Justrite, also placed a label on the outside of the box lid. The Justrite No. 2 repair parts outfit was first listed in the Justrite Form 101 brochure sometime after May 7, 1912; the Justrite Nos. 1 and 2 repair parts outfits (the No. 1 outfit had twice the parts of the No. 2 in a green box 10 in. wide x 8 in. deep x 2 in. high) were carried and listed by Justrite in every catalog at least up through No. 10A in 1939; the content and quantities of parts in the outfit changed over the years as the Justrite lamps offered for sale changed. Justrite also made two metal repair outfits that are highly prized by collectors. The No. 3 repair outfit is 15 in. x 10 1/2 in. x 4 in. and the case is white painted steel with a glass top with Justrite in gold letters with red outlining on the case front. The parts are contained in a drawer that slides out the back of the case. The No. 3 outfit first showed up in the Justrite CM 10 brochure sometime after July 1915. The No. 4 outfit case is also white painted steel with similar lettering as the No. 3 case but is somewhat larger at 15 in. wide x 10 1/2 in. deep x 13 in. high. The No. 4 outfit includes a rear shelf that displays samples of up to 5 Justrite carbide lamps. The 1919 Justrite loose leaf catalog first listed the availability of the No. 4 display case which was only sold with a larger assortment of lamps. The cost to the dealer including 5 dozen lamps, repair parts and case was $67.50, a tidy sum in those days. It is thought that only large hardware stores and mine supply firms with substantial numbers of mining customers would order such a display which accounts for the rarity of such outfits today. See Gaska, Eureka #2, pp 17-19 and Kouts, Miners’ Carbide Lamp Reference – Justrite Catalogs Vol. 10) slides/Justrite No. 2 Repair Parts Outfit Open.JPG slides/Justrite No. 65 Lamp Clip.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE NO. 65 LAMP CLIP - Justrite No. 65 lamp clip, black enameled steel clip for holding cap lamps in rigid position on miners' cap or hat, 2 3/4 in. wide, with tag "The L Co Hardware and Supplies" Cleveland JUSTRITE NO. 65 LAMP CLIP - Justrite No. 65 lamp clip, black enameled steel clip for holding cap lamps in rigid position on miners' cap or hat, 2 3/4 in. wide, with tag "The L Co Hardware and Supplies" Cleveland slides/Justrite No. 65 Lamp Clip.JPG slides/Carbide Accessories Justrite No. 4 Catalogue ca. 1923.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE CARBIDE ACCESSORIES - Ad from Justrite Catalogue No. 4, ca. 1923, showing the No. 75 match box and the No. 120 gas and fuse lighter JUSTRITE CARBIDE ACCESSORIES - Ad from Justrite Catalogue No. 4, ca. 1923, showing the No. 75 match box and the No. 120 gas and fuse lighter slides/Carbide Accessories Justrite No. 4 Catalogue ca. 1923.jpg slides/Justrite No. 75 Match Box.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE NO. 75 MATCH BOX - Justrite Model No. 75 waterproof match box, seamless nickel-plated brass, 2 7/8 in. long and 13/16 in. dia. JUSTRITE NO. 75 MATCH BOX - Justrite Model No. 75 waterproof match box, seamless nickel-plated brass, 2 7/8 in. long and 13/16 in. dia. slides/Justrite No. 75 Match Box.JPG slides/Justrite Gas and Fuse Sparker.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE NO. 120 LIGHTER - Justrite model No.120 brass gas and fuse lighter, marked JUSTRITE PAT. APPLD. FOR, 4 1/4 in. long and 3/8 in. dia., patent no. 1,151,521 filed Jan. 20, 1913 and awarded to A. L. Hansen for an igniting device on Aug. 24, 1915, ex-Larry Click collection [This early patented igniting device by Augie Hansen was made of brass with a snap sparker at one end and was first offered as a gas and squib lighter in Justrite’s salesman’s catalog printed sometime after Dec. 1913. In Justrite’s form 202 booklet printed sometime after May 14, 1914, it was offered as a gas lighter noting “It’s all brass, high class, and goes in the pocket.” Again in Justrite’s form 204 booklet printed sometime after Feb. 1915 it was advertised as a gas and fuse lighter, noting it was a new idea for lighting fuse – safer than matches – and it never fails. They were sold for 25 cents each and displayed one dozen on a display card with an easel back and hanger. It was last offered by Justrite in Catalog No. 4, printed in 1921, and was no longer available in Catalog No. 5 printed in 1924. It is a very hard item to find.] SEE HANSEN'S PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC. JUSTRITE NO. 120 LIGHTER - Justrite model No.120 brass gas and fuse lighter, marked JUSTRITE PAT. APPLD. FOR, 4 1/4 in. long and 3/8 in. dia., patent no. 1,151,521 filed Jan. 20, 1913 and awarded to A. L. Hansen for an igniting device on Aug. 24, 1915, ex-Larry Click collection [This early patented igniting device by Augie Hansen was made of brass with a snap sparker at one end and was first offered as a gas and squib lighter in Justrite’s salesman’s catalog printed sometime after Dec. 1913. In Justrite’s form 202 booklet printed sometime after May 14, 1914, it was offered as a gas lighter noting “It’s all brass, high class, and goes in the pocket.” Again in Justrite’s form 204 booklet printed sometime after Feb. 1915 it was advertised as a gas and fuse lighter, noting it was a new idea for lighting fuse – safer than matches – and it never fails. They were sold for 25 cents each and displayed one dozen on a display card with an easel back and hanger. It was last offered by Justrite in Catalog No. 4, printed in 1921, and was no longer available in Catalog No. 5 printed in 1924. It is a very hard item to find.] SEE HANSEN'S PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC. slides/Justrite Gas and Fuse Sparker.JPG slides/Hansen Igniter Patent.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 slides/Hansen Igniter Patent.JPG slides/Justrite No. 76 and 77 Carbide Flasks.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE NO. 76 AND 77 CARBIDE FLASKS JUSTRITE NO. 76 AND 77 CARBIDE FLASKS slides/Justrite No. 76 and 77 Carbide Flasks.JPG slides/Justrite No. 76 Carbide Flask Front.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE NO. 76 FLASK - Justrite No. 76 hip flask, 3 color litho finish, 3 ¾ in. high by 3 ½ in. wide by 1 1/4 in. thick, back side shows No. 93 Anaconda Special lamp with FOR METAL MINERS and Justrite No. 85 cap lamp FOR COAL MINERS as shown on front side, as new condition JUSTRITE NO. 76 FLASK - Justrite No. 76 hip flask, 3 color litho finish, 3 ¾ in. high by 3 ½ in. wide by 1 1/4 in. thick, back side shows No. 93 Anaconda Special lamp with FOR METAL MINERS and Justrite No. 85 cap lamp FOR COAL MINERS as shown on front side, as new condition slides/Justrite No. 76 Carbide Flask Front.JPG slides/Justrite No. 76 Carbide Flask Back.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE NO. 76 FLASK - Justrite No. 76 hip flask, 3 color litho finish, 3 ¾ in. high by 3 ½ in. wide by 1 1/4 in. thick, back side shows No. 93 Anaconda Special lamp as shown with FOR METAL MINERS and Justrite No. 85 cap lamp FOR COAL MINERS on front side, as new condition JUSTRITE NO. 76 FLASK - Justrite No. 76 hip flask, 3 color litho finish, 3 ¾ in. high by 3 ½ in. wide by 1 1/4 in. thick, back side shows No. 93 Anaconda Special lamp as shown with FOR METAL MINERS and Justrite No. 85 cap lamp FOR COAL MINERS on front side, as new condition slides/Justrite No. 76 Carbide Flask Back.JPG slides/Justrite No. 77 Carbide Flask Front.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE NO. 77 FLASK - Justrite No. 77 full shift hip flask, 3 color litho finish, 4 1/2 in. high by 3 1/2 in. wide by 1 1/4 in. thick, front side shows Justrite cap lamp with FOR COAL MINERS as shown and the back side shows the Justrite Little Giant lamp with FOR METAL MINERS, with sliding lid JUSTRITE NO. 77 FLASK - Justrite No. 77 full shift hip flask, 3 color litho finish, 4 1/2 in. high by 3 1/2 in. wide by 1 1/4 in. thick, front side shows Justrite cap lamp with FOR COAL MINERS as shown and the back side shows the Justrite Little Giant lamp with FOR METAL MINERS, with sliding lid slides/Justrite No. 77 Carbide Flask Front.JPG slides/Justrite No. 77 Carbide Flask Back.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE NO. 77 FLASK - Justrite No. 77 full shift hip flask, 3 color litho finish, 4 1/2 in. high by 3 1/2 in. wide by 1 1/4 in. thick, front side shows Justrite cap lamp with FOR COAL MINERS and the back side shows the Justrite Little Giant lamp with FOR METAL MINERS as shown, with sliding lid JUSTRITE NO. 77 FLASK - Justrite No. 77 full shift hip flask, 3 color litho finish, 4 1/2 in. high by 3 1/2 in. wide by 1 1/4 in. thick, front side shows Justrite cap lamp with FOR COAL MINERS and the back side shows the Justrite Little Giant lamp with FOR METAL MINERS as shown, with sliding lid slides/Justrite No. 77 Carbide Flask Back.JPG slides/Justrite Screw Top Flask.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 JUSTRITE SCREW LID FLASK - Tin carbide flask with screw lid, embossed JUSTRITE TRADE MARK on both sides, 6 3/4 in. high, Justrite catalog No. 23 JUSTRITE SCREW LID FLASK - Tin carbide flask with screw lid, embossed JUSTRITE TRADE MARK on both sides, 6 3/4 in. high, Justrite catalog No. 23 slides/Justrite Screw Top Flask.JPG slides/Leader Carbide Flask Recessed Top.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 LEADER RECESSED FLASK - Hip flask, marked LEADER TRADE MARK PAT OCT 23 1923 on each side, with removable top and two recessed flip open doors, one for matches and one for carbide, light gold color (4 1/4 x 4 x 1 1/2 in.); ex-Walt Goetz collection [The Leader carbide pocket can is one of the most sought after by collectors. It was patented by Eli Israel of Wilkes-Barre, PA on October 23, 1923. There are two lids on top of the can, the smaller one for pouring the carbide from the can and the larger covering a compartment that could hold matches, extra burner tips or other small articles. The entire top of the can can be removed to easily fill with carbide. Two styles of the Leader carbide cans are known. The earliest style shown here has recessed lids. A later style has flush lids. The cans were electroplated with cadmium (with a blue-white color) or with cadmium sulfide (giving a yellowish orange color as shown here). see Bohannan, Mining Artifact Collector #15, p 23] LEADER RECESSED FLASK - Hip flask, marked LEADER TRADE MARK PAT OCT 23 1923 on each side, with removable top and two recessed flip open doors, one for matches and one for carbide, light gold color (4 1/4 x 4 x 1 1/2 in.); ex-Walt Goetz collection [The Leader carbide pocket can is one of the most sought after by collectors. It was patented by Eli Israel of Wilkes-Barre, PA on October 23, 1923. There are two lids on top of the can, the smaller one for pouring the carbide from the can and the larger covering a compartment that could hold matches, extra burner tips or other small articles. The entire top of the can can be removed to easily fill with carbide. Two styles of the Leader carbide cans are known. The earliest style shown here has recessed lids. A later style has flush lids. The cans were electroplated with cadmium (with a blue-white color) or with cadmium sulfide (giving a yellowish orange color as shown here). see Bohannan, Mining Artifact Collector #15, p 23] slides/Leader Carbide Flask Recessed Top.JPG slides/Leader Carbide Flask.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 LEADER NON-RECESSED FLASK - Hip flask, marked LEADER TRADE MARK PAT OCT 23 1923 on each side, with removable top and two flip open non-recessed doors (one for matches and one for carbide, light gold color (4 1/4 x 4 x 1 1/2 in.) [The Leader carbide pocket can is one of the most sought after by collectors. It was patented by Eli Israel of Wilkes-Barre, PA on October 23, 1923. There are two lids on top of the can, the smaller one for pouring the carbide from the can and the larger covering a compartment that could hold matches, extra burner tips or other small articles. The entire top of the can can be removed to easily fill with carbide. Two styles of the Leader carbide cans are known. The earliest style shown elsewhere has recessed lids. A later style shown here has flush lids. The cans were electroplated with cadmium (with a blue-white color) or with cadmium sulfide (giving a yellowish orange color as shown here). see Bohannan, Mining Artifact Collector #15, p 23] LEADER NON-RECESSED FLASK - Hip flask, marked LEADER TRADE MARK PAT OCT 23 1923 on each side, with removable top and two flip open non-recessed doors (one for matches and one for carbide, light gold color (4 1/4 x 4 x 1 1/2 in.) [The Leader carbide pocket can is one of the most sought after by collectors. It was patented by Eli Israel of Wilkes-Barre, PA on October 23, 1923. There are two lids on top of the can, the smaller one for pouring the carbide from the can and the larger covering a compartment that could hold matches, extra burner tips or other small articles. The entire top of the can can be removed to easily fill with carbide. Two styles of the Leader carbide cans are known. The earliest style shown elsewhere has recessed lids. A later style shown here has flush lids. The cans were electroplated with cadmium (with a blue-white color) or with cadmium sulfide (giving a yellowish orange color as shown here). see Bohannan, Mining Artifact Collector #15, p 23] slides/Leader Carbide Flask.JPG slides/National Carbide.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 NATIONAL CARBIDE CAN - Hard to find small (2-pound size) National Carbide can; shows the Wolf carbide cap lamp in the graphics; red and yellow/orange style; complete with original lid, acquired from Dave Des Marais NATIONAL CARBIDE CAN - Hard to find small (2-pound size) National Carbide can; shows the Wolf carbide cap lamp in the graphics; red and yellow/orange style; complete with original lid, acquired from Dave Des Marais slides/National Carbide.JPG slides/Pennant Carbide Flask.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 PENNANT FLASK - Steel flask marked PENNANT CARBIDE CAN on both sides, 4 in. x 4 in. x 1 3/8 in. with sliding top lid PENNANT FLASK - Steel flask marked PENNANT CARBIDE CAN on both sides, 4 in. x 4 in. x 1 3/8 in. with sliding top lid slides/Pennant Carbide Flask.JPG slides/Shanklin Marked Dual Bottom Carbide Holder pic1.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 DUAL SHANKLIN CARBIDE CONTAINER - Custom made dual bottom carbide container, both bottoms marked with the Shanklin trademark, pictured in Pohs' Miner's Flame Light Book p 568, ex-Henry Pohs collection DUAL SHANKLIN CARBIDE CONTAINER - Custom made dual bottom carbide container, both bottoms marked with the Shanklin trademark, pictured in Pohs' Miner's Flame Light Book p 568, ex-Henry Pohs collection slides/Shanklin Marked Dual Bottom Carbide Holder pic1.JPG slides/Shanklin Marked Dual Bottom Carbide Holder pic2.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 DUAL SHANKLIN CARBIDE CONTAINER - Custom made dual bottom carbide container, both bottoms marked with the Shanklin trademark, pictured in Pohs' Miner's Flame Light Book p 568, ex-Henry Pohs collection DUAL SHANKLIN CARBIDE CONTAINER - Custom made dual bottom carbide container, both bottoms marked with the Shanklin trademark, pictured in Pohs' Miner's Flame Light Book p 568, ex-Henry Pohs collection slides/Shanklin Marked Dual Bottom Carbide Holder pic2.JPG slides/Shawinigan Carbide Can Back.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 SHAWINIGAN CAN - Small (2-pound size) Shawinigan Carbide can; green and white with Shawinigan S trademark, complete with original lid, manufactured by Shawinigan Products Corp, Empire State Bldg., New York City SHAWINIGAN CAN - Small (2-pound size) Shawinigan Carbide can; green and white with Shawinigan S trademark, complete with original lid, manufactured by Shawinigan Products Corp, Empire State Bldg., New York City slides/Shawinigan Carbide Can Back.JPG slides/Shawinigan Carbide Can Front.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 SHAWINIGAN CAN - Small (2-pound size) Shawinigan Carbide can; green and white with Shawinigan S trademark, complete with original lid, manufactured by Shawinigan Products Corp, Empire State Bldg., New York City SHAWINIGAN CAN - Small (2-pound size) Shawinigan Carbide can; green and white with Shawinigan S trademark, complete with original lid, manufactured by Shawinigan Products Corp, Empire State Bldg., New York City slides/Shawinigan Carbide Can Front.JPG slides/Union Carbide Can Back.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 UNION CARBIDE CAN - Small (2-pound size) Union Carbide can; blue and white, complete with marked original lid, manufactured by Union Carbide Corp, New York (The Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. (UCC) was formed in 1917 from the combination of four companies: Union Carbide Co. (incorporated 1898), Linde Air Products Co. (incorporated 1907), National Carbon Co., Inc. (incorporated 1899), and Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc. (incorporated 1913). The new entity was organized as a holding company, with its four members acting relatively autonomously and cooperating where their businesses converged. The oldest member of the quartet, Union Carbide, had been formed to manufacture calcium carbide. A by-product of alloying calcium carbide with aluminum was acetylene, a gas that company executives hoped would prove useful for street and household lighting. But when Thomas Edison's electric incandescent light bulbs proved more practical for most lighting, it looked as if Union Carbide's acetylene lighting business was obsolete. Luckily, a French researcher discovered that acetylene could be burned in oxygen to produce a hot, metal-cutting flame and a whole new market for the gas emerged. The company continued to manufacture calcium carbide at plants in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Niagara Falls, New York. In 1919, the company created Canadian subsidiaries of National Carbon Co. and Prest-O-Lite, and purchased a new headquarters at 42nd Street and Madison Avenue in New York City that served the company until the late 1970s. The company name was changed to Union Carbide Corporation in 1957 to reflect its reorganization from a holding company to a diversified corporation. By that time, Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation had established some 400 plants in the United States and Canada, in addition to overseas affiliates. Union Carbide Corporation became the world's largest producer of ethylene glycol, commonly used as antifreeze, and a leading manufacturer of the world's most widely used plastic, polyethylene. A massive disaster at Union Carbide's pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, in December 1984 killed over 2,300 people and permanently injured another 10,000. Newsweek magazine called the incident "the worst industrial accident in history." The aftermath of the Bhopal accident sent the company into financial difficulties and in 2001, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical Corp.) UNION CARBIDE CAN - Small (2-pound size) Union Carbide can; blue and white, complete with marked original lid, manufactured by Union Carbide Corp, New York (The Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. (UCC) was formed in 1917 from the combination of four companies: Union Carbide Co. (incorporated 1898), Linde Air Products Co. (incorporated 1907), National Carbon Co., Inc. (incorporated 1899), and Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc. (incorporated 1913). The new entity was organized as a holding company, with its four members acting relatively autonomously and cooperating where their businesses converged. The oldest member of the quartet, Union Carbide, had been formed to manufacture calcium carbide. A by-product of alloying calcium carbide with aluminum was acetylene, a gas that company executives hoped would prove useful for street and household lighting. But when Thomas Edison's electric incandescent light bulbs proved more practical for most lighting, it looked as if Union Carbide's acetylene lighting business was obsolete. Luckily, a French researcher discovered that acetylene could be burned in oxygen to produce a hot, metal-cutting flame and a whole new market for the gas emerged. The company continued to manufacture calcium carbide at plants in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Niagara Falls, New York. In 1919, the company created Canadian subsidiaries of National Carbon Co. and Prest-O-Lite, and purchased a new headquarters at 42nd Street and Madison Avenue in New York City that served the company until the late 1970s. The company name was changed to Union Carbide Corporation in 1957 to reflect its reorganization from a holding company to a diversified corporation. By that time, Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation had established some 400 plants in the United States and Canada, in addition to overseas affiliates. Union Carbide Corporation became the world's largest producer of ethylene glycol, commonly used as antifreeze, and a leading manufacturer of the world's most widely used plastic, polyethylene. A massive disaster at Union Carbide's pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, in December 1984 killed over 2,300 people and permanently injured another 10,000. Newsweek magazine called the incident "the worst industrial accident in history." The aftermath of the Bhopal accident sent the company into financial difficulties and in 2001, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical Corp.) slides/Union Carbide Can Back.JPG slides/Union Carbide Can Front.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 UNION CARBIDE CAN - Small (2-pound size) Union Carbide can; blue and white, complete with marked original lid, manufactured by Union Carbide Corp, New York (The Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. (UCC) was formed in 1917 from the combination of four companies: Union Carbide Co. (incorporated 1898), Linde Air Products Co. (incorporated 1907), National Carbon Co., Inc. (incorporated 1899), and Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc. (incorporated 1913). The new entity was organized as a holding company, with its four members acting relatively autonomously and cooperating where their businesses converged. The oldest member of the quartet, Union Carbide, had been formed to manufacture calcium carbide. A by-product of alloying calcium carbide with aluminum was acetylene, a gas that company executives hoped would prove useful for street and household lighting. But when Thomas Edison's electric incandescent light bulbs proved more practical for most lighting, it looked as if Union Carbide's acetylene lighting business was obsolete. Luckily, a French researcher discovered that acetylene could be burned in oxygen to produce a hot, metal-cutting flame and a whole new market for the gas emerged. The company continued to manufacture calcium carbide at plants in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Niagara Falls, New York. In 1919, the company created Canadian subsidiaries of National Carbon Co. and Prest-O-Lite, and purchased a new headquarters at 42nd Street and Madison Avenue in New York City that served the company until the late 1970s. The company name was changed to Union Carbide Corporation in 1957 to reflect its reorganization from a holding company to a diversified corporation. By that time, Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation had established some 400 plants in the United States and Canada, in addition to overseas affiliates. Union Carbide Corporation became the world's largest producer of ethylene glycol, commonly used as antifreeze, and a leading manufacturer of the world's most widely used plastic, polyethylene. A massive disaster at Union Carbide's pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, in December 1984 killed over 2,300 people and permanently injured another 10,000. Newsweek magazine called the incident "the worst industrial accident in history." The aftermath of the Bhopal accident sent the company into financial difficulties and in 2001, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical Corp.) UNION CARBIDE CAN - Small (2-pound size) Union Carbide can; blue and white, complete with marked original lid, manufactured by Union Carbide Corp, New York (The Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. (UCC) was formed in 1917 from the combination of four companies: Union Carbide Co. (incorporated 1898), Linde Air Products Co. (incorporated 1907), National Carbon Co., Inc. (incorporated 1899), and Prest-O-Lite Co., Inc. (incorporated 1913). The new entity was organized as a holding company, with its four members acting relatively autonomously and cooperating where their businesses converged. The oldest member of the quartet, Union Carbide, had been formed to manufacture calcium carbide. A by-product of alloying calcium carbide with aluminum was acetylene, a gas that company executives hoped would prove useful for street and household lighting. But when Thomas Edison's electric incandescent light bulbs proved more practical for most lighting, it looked as if Union Carbide's acetylene lighting business was obsolete. Luckily, a French researcher discovered that acetylene could be burned in oxygen to produce a hot, metal-cutting flame and a whole new market for the gas emerged. The company continued to manufacture calcium carbide at plants in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Niagara Falls, New York. In 1919, the company created Canadian subsidiaries of National Carbon Co. and Prest-O-Lite, and purchased a new headquarters at 42nd Street and Madison Avenue in New York City that served the company until the late 1970s. The company name was changed to Union Carbide Corporation in 1957 to reflect its reorganization from a holding company to a diversified corporation. By that time, Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation had established some 400 plants in the United States and Canada, in addition to overseas affiliates. Union Carbide Corporation became the world's largest producer of ethylene glycol, commonly used as antifreeze, and a leading manufacturer of the world's most widely used plastic, polyethylene. A massive disaster at Union Carbide's pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, in December 1984 killed over 2,300 people and permanently injured another 10,000. Newsweek magazine called the incident "the worst industrial accident in history." The aftermath of the Bhopal accident sent the company into financial difficulties and in 2001, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical Corp.) slides/Union Carbide Can Front.JPG slides/Union Carbide Booklet.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 UNION CARBIDE CAN AND CATALOG - On right, 1900s die-cut Union Carbide catalog, 8 1/2 in. tall, cut in the shape of the light-blue striped grey can, 20 pages and lists suppliers across the US; interesting in that the catalog predates any mention of calcium carbide use for mining lamps. On left, later model Union Carbide 2 lb can, grey with dark blue stripes, marked MINERS LAMP, 3 1/2 in. dia. and 5 1/2 in. tall UNION CARBIDE CAN AND CATALOG - On right, 1900s die-cut Union Carbide catalog, 8 1/2 in. tall, cut in the shape of the light-blue striped grey can, 20 pages and lists suppliers across the US; interesting in that the catalog predates any mention of calcium carbide use for mining lamps. On left, later model Union Carbide 2 lb can, grey with dark blue stripes, marked MINERS LAMP, 3 1/2 in. dia. and 5 1/2 in. tall slides/Union Carbide Booklet.JPG slides/Union Carbide Flask Front.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 UNION CARBIDE POCKET FLASK - Union Carbide pocket can, 3 7/8 in. high to top of flip lid, 3 3/8 in. wide by 1 1/2 in. thick, lithographed in gray, blue and white, marked UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP MINERS CARBIDE LAMPS on front side with instructions on filling the lamp on back side, concave shape, bottom and top are electroplated with cadmium and top is embossed with UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP, small marking on lower right side T. BROS. PARSONS, PA CAN MAKERS makes it clear that Trethaway Bros. of Parsons, PA well known for their oil wick lamps is the maker of the flask UNION CARBIDE POCKET FLASK - Union Carbide pocket can, 3 7/8 in. high to top of flip lid, 3 3/8 in. wide by 1 1/2 in. thick, lithographed in gray, blue and white, marked UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP MINERS CARBIDE LAMPS on front side with instructions on filling the lamp on back side, concave shape, bottom and top are electroplated with cadmium and top is embossed with UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP, small marking on lower right side T. BROS. PARSONS, PA CAN MAKERS makes it clear that Trethaway Bros. of Parsons, PA well known for their oil wick lamps is the maker of the flask slides/Union Carbide Flask Front.JPG slides/Union Carbide Flask Back.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 UNION CARBIDE POCKET FLASK - Union Carbide pocket can, 3 7/8 in. high to top of flip lid, 3 3/8 in. wide by 1 1/2 in. thick, lithographed in gray, blue and white, marked UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP MINERS CARBIDE LAMPS on front side with instructions on filling the lamp on back side, concave shape, bottom and top are electroplated with cadmium and top is embossed with UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP, small marking on lower right side T. BROS. PARSONS, PA CAN MAKERS makes it clear that Trethaway Bros. of Parsons, PA well known for their oil wick lamps is the maker of the flask UNION CARBIDE POCKET FLASK - Union Carbide pocket can, 3 7/8 in. high to top of flip lid, 3 3/8 in. wide by 1 1/2 in. thick, lithographed in gray, blue and white, marked UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP MINERS CARBIDE LAMPS on front side with instructions on filling the lamp on back side, concave shape, bottom and top are electroplated with cadmium and top is embossed with UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP, small marking on lower right side T. BROS. PARSONS, PA CAN MAKERS makes it clear that Trethaway Bros. of Parsons, PA well known for their oil wick lamps is the maker of the flask slides/Union Carbide Flask Back.JPG slides/Union Carbide Flask Trethaway Bros. Marking.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 UNION CARBIDE POCKET FLASK - Union Carbide pocket can, 3 7/8 in. high to top of flip lid, 3 3/8 in. wide by 1 1/2 in. thick, lithographed in gray, blue and white, marked UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP MINERS CARBIDE LAMPS on front side with instructions on filling the lamp on back side, concave shape, bottom and top are electroplated with cadmium and top is embossed with UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP, small marking on lower right side T. BROS. PARSONS, PA CAN MAKERS makes it clear that Trethaway Bros. of Parsons, PA well known for their oil wick lamps is the maker of the flask UNION CARBIDE POCKET FLASK - Union Carbide pocket can, 3 7/8 in. high to top of flip lid, 3 3/8 in. wide by 1 1/2 in. thick, lithographed in gray, blue and white, marked UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP MINERS CARBIDE LAMPS on front side with instructions on filling the lamp on back side, concave shape, bottom and top are electroplated with cadmium and top is embossed with UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP, small marking on lower right side T. BROS. PARSONS, PA CAN MAKERS makes it clear that Trethaway Bros. of Parsons, PA well known for their oil wick lamps is the maker of the flask slides/Union Carbide Flask Trethaway Bros. Marking.JPG slides/Union Carbide Flask Directions.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 UNION CARBIDE POCKET FLASK - Union Carbide pocket can, 3 7/8 in. high to top of flip lid, 3 3/8 in. wide by 1 1/2 in. thick, lithographed in gray, blue and white, marked UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP MINERS CARBIDE LAMPS on front side with instructions on filling the lamp on back side, concave shape, bottom and top are electroplated with cadmium and top is embossed with UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP, small marking on lower right side T. BROS. PARSONS, PA CAN MAKERS makes it clear that Trethaway Bros. of Parsons, PA well known for their oil wick lamps is the maker of the flask UNION CARBIDE POCKET FLASK - Union Carbide pocket can, 3 7/8 in. high to top of flip lid, 3 3/8 in. wide by 1 1/2 in. thick, lithographed in gray, blue and white, marked UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP MINERS CARBIDE LAMPS on front side with instructions on filling the lamp on back side, concave shape, bottom and top are electroplated with cadmium and top is embossed with UNION CARBIDE MINERS’ LAMP, small marking on lower right side T. BROS. PARSONS, PA CAN MAKERS makes it clear that Trethaway Bros. of Parsons, PA well known for their oil wick lamps is the maker of the flask slides/Union Carbide Flask Directions.JPG slides/W V & B Flask.html# Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0700 W V & B COPPER FLASK - Unusual miners carbide pocket flask, 4 in. tall, top portion and lid made of brass and bottom portion made of copper, lid marked with imprint W V & B label (the marking stands for W V & B and the flask was manufactured in the very early 1900s by W V & B Metalcraft of New York which is thought to be the letters of William Vogel & Brothers. It is thought that the very early Baldwin lamps were actually manufactured by W V & B for Baldwin. It appears to be a carbide flask, an early accessory for the Baldwin lamps perhaps. See MAC issue #3, pp 4-5 and Thorpe’s book p 22) W V & B COPPER FLASK - Unusual miners carbide pocket flask, 4 in. tall, top portion and lid made of brass and bottom portion made of copper, lid marked with imprint W V & B label (the marking stands for W V & B and the flask was manufactured in the very early 1900s by W V & B Metalcraft of New York which is thought to be the letters of William Vogel & Brothers. It is thought that the very early Baldwin lamps were actually manufactured by W V & B for Baldwin. It appears to be a carbide flask, an early accessory for the Baldwin lamps perhaps. See MAC issue #3, pp 4-5 and Thorpe’s book p 22) slides/W V & B Flask.JPG