Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This lamp was manufactured by J.W. Queen and Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the latter half of the 19th century. The “safety” mining lamp was a tremendous step forward in preventing mining disasters. Encasing the flame in glass or metal gauze prevented combustible mine gases (called firedamp) from exploding, which would happen with the open flames in oil-wick cap lamps.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- J. L. Williams
- ID Number
- AG.059083
- catalog number
- 59083
- accession number
- 14841
- Object Name
- lamp, safety, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/2 in x 2 in x 2 in; 11.43 cm x 5.08 cm x 5.08 cm
- overall: 11 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872243
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e1db-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
