Miner’s Safety Lamp

Description (Brief):

This safety lamp model is an Ashworth-Hepplewhite-Gray lamp. The lamp is a “test lamp” used to measure the amount of methane in the air. The tubes that run vertically direct air to the flame at the base, which will then produce a colored “cap” in the presence of methane. The majority of Ashworth-Hepplewhite-Gray lamps were produced by John Davis & Son of Derby, Leicestershire, U.K., during the late 19th and early 20th century.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Board of Trustees of Lafayette College

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AG.MHI-MN-8761AAccession Number: 265669Catalog Number: MHI-MN-8761A

Object Name: lamp, safety, miningmining lamp

Measurements: overall: 13 in x 4 in x 4 in; 33.02 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm

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

Record Id: nmah_872302

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