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Acetylene  car

Acetylene car located at the Queen mine

Acetylene car located at the Queen mine

  One side would fit oxygen the other side fits acetylene , then the bottles would be  securely chained to the car. The gauges, tips, parts, etc. would be transported inside the box. The cars were built in Bisbee at the mine shops  and used until underground operations ended. 

Two acetylene cars at the collar of the Cole Shaft  in South Bisbee

Two acetylene cars at the collar of the Cole Shaft 

References

Richard Graeme IV 2012, pers. comm., 8 April

Richard Graeme III 2011, pers. comm., 2 February

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