Miner’s Safety Lamp Patent Model

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Description (Brief):

This safety lamp is a patent model constructed by Joseph Defossez of Paris, France that received patent number 36,341 on September 2, 1862. In his patent filing, Defossez claimed as his invention “the pneumatic locking device in combination with the oil reservoir, top plate, and chimney” constructed to avoid the risk of mining explosions.

Patent Date: 09-02-1862

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.MHI-MN-9741Catalog Number: MHI-MN-9741Accession Number: 088881Patent Number: 036341

Object Name: lamp, safety, miningmining lampObject Type: Patent Model

Measurements: overall: 12 in x 4 in x 4 in; 30.48 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ee43-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_872334

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