Miner's Electric Cap Lamp

Description (Brief):

First manufactured in 1912, the Edison Safety Mining Lamp consisted of a battery encased in a self-locking steel case worn on the miner’s belt. A flexible cord traveled to the cap lamp, and was protected by a flexible steel cover on its entrance into the battery. The battery could power the six candlepower lamp for 12 hours and was recharged at the end of a miner’s shift. The battery is a Model "E" and the lamp is a Model "H.”

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.MHI-MN-8038Accession Number: 236603Catalog Number: MHI-MN-8038

Object Name: lamp, cap, miner'smining lamp

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ca67-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_872020

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