Miner's Carbide Lamp

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Description (Brief):

This lamp was made 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 highly polished reflector, which resembles the cast aluminum ""Ha-Mer-It" reflector that Dewar debuted in the late 1920's.

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Credit Line: Dewar Manufacturing Co.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.MHI-MT-311990Catalog Number: MHI-MT-311990Accession Number: 157348

Object Name: lamp, carbide, miningmining lamp

Measurements: overall: 10 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 26.67 cm x 13.335 cm x 8.89 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ea82-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_872183

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