Miner's Carbide Lamp

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

This Milburn "Miner A" carbide cap lamp was manufactured around 1914. After emigrating from England, Alexander Jenkins founded the Alexander Milburn Company in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1907. The Miner A model lamp was produced from 1914-1928.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Mary R. Wheat

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-8145

accession number

239148

catalog number

MHI-MN-8145

Object Name

lamp, cap, carbide, mining

mining lamp

Measurements

overall: 7 in x 2 3/4 in x 4 in; 17.78 cm x 6.985 cm x 10.16 cm

Related Publication

Thorpe, Dave. Carbide Light: The Last Flame in American Mines

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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-d6b0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_872627