Miner's Carbide Lamp

Description (Brief):

This is a carbide mining lamp manufactured by the Friemann and Wolf Company, of Zwickau, Germany around 1910. The Friemann and Wolf Company was a prominent lamp manufacturer that exported lamps to the U.S. until World War I, when buying German items became unpopular. Worn on a miner's cap, the reflector behind the flame cast a wide range of light, improving the miner’s peripheral vision.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Georgia Stratton Ziffzer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.062401Catalog Number: 062401Accession Number: 239748

Object Name: lamp, acetylene, miningmining lamp

Measurements: overall: 8 in x 5 in x 4 3/4 in; 20.32 cm x 12.7 cm x 12.065 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ea84-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_872185

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