Miner’s Safety Lamp
- Description (Brief)
- This safety lamp was manufactured by the American Safety Lamp and Mine Supply Company of Scranton, Pennsylvania in the latter half of the 19th century. This safety lamp employs a wire gauze with metal bonnet and a glass globe surrounding the wick to protect the flame. Safety lamps were invented in the early 19th century, and are used to this day for gas detection, even as mine lighting has been replaced by electric lights.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lamp, safety, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 11 1/4 in x 4 in x 4 in; 28.575 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm
- ID Number
- AG*MHI-MN-8789
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-8789
- accession number
- 265669
- subject
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Mining Lamps
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- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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