Miner's Carbide Lamp
Miner's Carbide Lamp
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- Description (Brief)
- This is an Auto-Lite Carbide Mining Lamp, produced by the Universal Lamp Company of Chicago, Illinois, around 1920. This brand was among the most popular and dependable mining lamps of the early 20th century. After acquiring Shanklin Mfg. Co. and its "Guy's Dropper" brand, the Universal Lamp Company produced two of the three largest lighting brands to survive past World War II.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lamp, cap, carbide
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/2 in x 4 in x 3 1/2 in; 11.43 cm x 10.16 cm x 8.89 cm
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MI-1071
- catalog number
- MHI-MI-1071
- accession number
- 310657
- Credit Line
- Mary Calloway in memory of Ira Calloway
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- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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