Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Carbide lamps, also known as acetylene gas lamps, are simple lamps that produce and burn acetylene which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide with water. These lamps were used in mines after the re-invention of the medium in 1892. Carbide lamps were also used to illuminate buildings, as lighthouse beacons, and as headlights on cars and bicycles. They are still employed by cavers, hunters, and cataphiles.

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