Miner's Electric Lamp
Miner's Electric Lamp
- Description (Brief)
- This battery-powered mining lamp, called the Hubbell Lamp, was made by the PortElec Safety Light Company in the early 20th century. Hubbell has produced many different lighting designs and first patented the chain pull electric socket, a design still used today.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lamp, battery, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in x 7 in x 5 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 17.78 cm x 13.97 cm
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-8031
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-8031
- accession number
- 236603
- Credit Line
- Koehler Manufacturing Company
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Mining Lamps
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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