Bicycle Lantern Illumination

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

lamp, light, lantern, bicycle lantern, bicycle light

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Human-Powered Transportation

Source

Government Printing Office The Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1895)

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