Miner's Carbide Lamp

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

This lamp was made by A.l. Hansen Manufacturing Company of Chicago, Illinois in the late 1920’s. Augie L. Hansen was a prolific lamp designer for the Justrite Manufacturing Company from 1911-1919 before leaving to start his own manufacturing company in Chicago in 1920.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Bernard, Esther, and Leonard Piekarski

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-9614

accession number

282789

catalog number

MHI-MN-9614

Object Name

mining lamp

Measurements

overall: 3 3/4 in x 3 in x 3 3/4 in; 9.525 cm x 7.62 cm x 9.525 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/ng49ca746a5-7d7b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1357976