Bicycle Lantern Illumination Small 295×320 Medium 589×640 Large 943×1024 Download Tiff Original 2209×2400 | (1.2 MB) Description The earliest bicycle and car lights were powered by acetylene, generated in a carbide lamp, now almost unused except by cavers. They were dim and temperamental, and the arrival of battery lamps was welcomed. Keywords bicycle lantern, bicycle light, lamp, lantern, light Galleries Human-Powered Transportation Source: Government Printing Office The Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1895)