Miner's Electric Cap Lamp
- Description (Brief)
- Manufactured around 1930, the Edison Safety Mining Lamp consisted of a battery enclosed in a self-locking steel case worn on the miner’s belt. A flexible cord connected the battery to the lamp, which was worn on a mining cap. The battery could power the six-candlepower lamps for 12 hours and was recharged at the end of a miner’s shift. This lamp is the R4 model.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-7876
- accession number
- 240639
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-7876
- Credit Line
- Mine Safety Appliances Company
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- Work and Industry: Mining
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Mining Lamps
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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