Gas lamps
Jan 02, 2019
2 minutes
Words: RICHARD ROSENTHAL
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MORTONS ARCHIVE
History
American Thomas Willson developed a method of making calcium carbide from lime and coke using an electric arc furnace in 1892. Although little calcium carbide is made today, Willson’s process is still the favoured method, although he sold his patent to Union Carbide in 1895.
Acetylene was first employed for domestic/commercial
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