Miner’s Safety Lamp with Cutaway

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Description (Brief):

This is a safety lamp manufactured by the Wolf Safety Lamp Company of America in 1916. The cutaway shows the details of one of the most popular Wolf designs, employing a glass enclosure, double wire gauze on the top-interior, and a metal bonnet exterior to protect the flame. The cutaway also reveals the cotton that would be soaked with oil to provide fuel to the wick to light the flame.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Wolf Safety Lamp Company of America, Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.MHI-MN-7760Catalog Number: MHI-MN-7760Accession Number: 235037

Object Name: lamp, safety, miningmining lampmining lamp, cutaway

Measurements: overall: 14 1/4 in x 3 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 36.195 cm x 9.525 cm x 8.89 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e335-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_872885

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