Posted by ShadetreeRet on November 11, 2011 at 20:16:14 from (184.2.210.187):
In Reply to: question posted by larry@stinescorner on November 11, 2011 at 12:13:52:
My Granddad had "Carbide lights", as they were referred to in our locale, installed in his house. I remember when I was a kid there was a large round metal contraption in the back yard about four feet in diameter and about two or three feet deep. It was mostly in the ground except for about a foot, with a galvanized lid, (kinda looked like an oversized garbage can), I asked my Dad what it was and he said it was for generating carbide gas. The house had, as someone else mentioned, piping throughout and the light fixtures were very ornate in design. Dad said they never used it much. I think it had something to do with the price of carbide. Granddad was just a little stingy. Dad said he could squeeze a nickle until the buffalo defecated. The systems did have a lot of drawbacks and inherent dangers.
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