Mining Tunnel Lamp
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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 attached onto any suitable location inside the mine.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Superior-Sterling Company
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-7989A
- accession number
- 234932
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-7989A
- Object Name
- lamp, hand, oil wick type, miner's
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 6 in x 6 1/2 in; x 15.24 cm x 16.51 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872077
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ad82-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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