Lot 386: Two Early 20th-Century Nickel-Plated Brass Carbide Cycle Lamps

Two early 20th-century nickel-plated brass carbide cycle lamps. The upper lamp is designed with a large convex glass lens, a rear spring-mounting bracket, and a lower reservoir. It bears a white adhesive paper label reading 12870 and a rectangular white adhesive label reading SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS LOT 386 01132502626. The lower lamp features a similar bulbous body construction with a faceted red glass side jewel and an embossed circular mark on the top of the housing; the characters within this mark are not legible. Both examples retain their integrated ventilation hoods and exhibit typical construction for acetylene lighting of the period.