Miner's Cap Lamp
Miner's Cap Lamp
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- Description (Brief)
- The lamp was manufactured by J. Anton and Son of Monongahela, Pennsylvania between 1905 and 1918. J. Anton and Son marketed their lamps under the trade name of U.S.A. Eagle, and there is an image of an eagle impressed on the lamp. The long spout has a circular bezel to protect the cap.
- Object Name
- lamp, oil, cap, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 4 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 10.16 cm x 10.795 cm x 5.715 cm
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-7726
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-7726
- accession number
- 235038
- Credit Line
- Mr. J. D. Sauters
- 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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