Miner’s Safety Lamp Patent Model

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Description (Brief)

This safety lamp is a patent model constructed by Joseph Defossez of Paris, France that received patent number 36,341 on September 2, 1862. In his patent filing, Defossez claimed as his invention “the pneumatic locking device in combination with the oil reservoir, top plate, and chimney” constructed to avoid the risk of mining explosions.

Location

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patent date

09-02-1862

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-9741

catalog number

MHI-MN-9741

accession number

088881

patent number

036341

Object Name

lamp, safety, mining

mining lamp

Object Type

Patent Model

Measurements

overall: 12 in x 4 in x 4 in; 30.48 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm

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Work and Industry: Mining

Mining Lamps

Work

Industry & Manufacturing

Natural Resources

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ee43-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_872334