Hello there !
i am tinkering since a while at a real working acetylene lighting, got a set of head- and taillight from LUXOR, made in france in 1920.
It was a good ebay deal, the headlight is in very good used (original) condition, the taillight is a NOS part. Only the acetylene generator and the mounting brackets was missing. The brackets i built from Moped-mirror brackets and the new acetylene generator i got in a shop for speleologists ( hoehlenforscher ? ), they are using this type of lighting today. After assembling all parts, i filled up the generator with water and carbide and turned on the lamp with a lighter. It works immediately without gasleaks or anything else ! I was very amazed about the brightness of that lamp, more than 15W Moped light ! In the next time i will built on the taillight, and order red rubber hose for the vintage look. More coming soon !!!
i am tinkering since a while at a real working acetylene lighting, got a set of head- and taillight from LUXOR, made in france in 1920.
It was a good ebay deal, the headlight is in very good used (original) condition, the taillight is a NOS part. Only the acetylene generator and the mounting brackets was missing. The brackets i built from Moped-mirror brackets and the new acetylene generator i got in a shop for speleologists ( hoehlenforscher ? ), they are using this type of lighting today. After assembling all parts, i filled up the generator with water and carbide and turned on the lamp with a lighter. It works immediately without gasleaks or anything else ! I was very amazed about the brightness of that lamp, more than 15W Moped light ! In the next time i will built on the taillight, and order red rubber hose for the vintage look. More coming soon !!!
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