Miner's Carbide Lamp

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Description (Brief):

This lamp is a Dew-R-Lite model, manufactured in the 1930's by the Dewar Manufacturing Co. of Brooklyn, New York. Dewar produced carbide mining lamps from around 1914 until it was bought by the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. in the late 1930’s. Dewar was well known for its “I-T-P” (It’s Trouble Proof), Sun Ray, and Dew-R-Lite lamp brands. This lamp is notable for its perforated reflector.

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Related Publication: Thorpe, Dave. Carbide Light: The Last Flame in American Mines

Credit Line: Mine Safety Appliances Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.MHI-MN-8942Catalog Number: MHI-MN-8942Accession Number: 240639

Object Name: lamp, carbide, miningmining lamp

Measurements: overall: 7 1/4 in x 6 in x 3 in; 18.415 cm x 15.24 cm x 7.62 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ee97-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_872180

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