Miner's Carbide Lamp

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Description (Brief):

This is an Auto-Lite Carbide Mining Lamp, produced by the Universal Lamp Company in Chicago, Illinois, around 1930. Auto-Lite mining lamps were produced from 1913 through 1960, most following the design Jacob Sherman patented in 1924. This particular lamp likely dates to around 1930, as evidenced by the rubber bumper grip on the base and two lines of lettering on the top.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mining, Mining Lamps, Work, Industry & Manufacturing, Natural Resources

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Credit Line: George J. Titler

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.MHI-MN-9772ACatalog Number: MHI-MN-9772AAccession Number: 304880

Object Name: lamp, carbide, miningmining lamp

Measurements: overall: 4 in x 3 3/4 in x 2 in; 10.16 cm x 9.525 cm x 5.08 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e79c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_872167

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