Miner's Cap lamp
Miner's Cap lamp
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- Description (Brief)
- This lamp's manufacturer is unknown, but based on its design, it was most likely made in the latter half of the 19th century. This is a metal cap lamp with an oval shield between the lamp and the spout. The oval shield could have been a reflector for the flame, as well as protection for the hat. Interestingly, the reflector is an addition usually not seen until carbide lamps in the early 20th century.
- Object Name
- lamp, oil, cap, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/4 in x 3 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 13.335 cm x 9.525 cm x 4.445 cm
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-7936
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-7936
- accession number
- 240639
- Credit Line
- Mine Safety Appliances Company
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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