Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This lamp is an oil-wick cap lamp. The oil-wick cap lamp was first invented in Scotland in 1850 and remained in use until the 1920’s. The font contained a mix of fat and oil for fuel, and a wick was inserted into the spout. The resulting light was much brighter and more efficient than the candles it replaced. The hook enabled the lamp to be worn on a cap, or hooked onto any other suitable location.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- AG.289440
- catalog number
- 289440
- accession number
- 059128
- Object Name
- lamp, oil, cap, miner's
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 4 in x 1 3/4 in; 8.89 cm x 10.16 cm x 4.445 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872068
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ad7a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
