Heres a 1925 Guys Dropper carbide light. This is one of more than two dozen Ive found in the Appalachian Mountains over the years. One might think coal mining when they see a carbide light. Coal mining was the most common use of these lights. The strange thing is Ive never found one at an old mine site. This particular one was found on the south entrance of the North Folk and Western rail roads Dingess tunnel. A train tunnel that stretched over 3000 foot through Dingess Mountain. The tunnel opened to train traffic in 1892. It closed in 1933 and has been used for car traffic ever since . The most common place that I find carbide lights are at Mountain Moonshine still sites and home sites that date between the 1920s and 1940s .Remember its called Moonshine because most Appalachians made it in the mountains at night and they used the carbide light to see in the dark. Also dont forget the coon hunters that would use these lights as well.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 23:25:27 +0000
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