Miner’s Safety Lamp
- Description (Brief)
- This is a safety lamp manufactured by the Wolf Safety Lamp Company of America in the early 20th century. This lamp is one of the popular and effective Wolf Company designs, employing a glass enclosure, wire gauze in the top-interior, and a metal bonnet exterior to protect the flame. The "permissible" engraved on the lamp means the lamp was approved by the U.S. Bureau of Mines
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Measurements
- overall: 15 in x 4 in x 4 in; 38.1 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MT-002676
- catalog number
- MHI-MT-002676
- accession number
- 115670
- Credit Line
- Wolf Safety Lamp Company of America, Inc.
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- Work and Industry: Mining
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Mining Lamps
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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