Miner's Carbide Lamp

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

This lamp is a horizontal tank Grier with an S-shaped water lever, manufactured around 1916. The Grier Brothers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania began manufacturing carbide mining lamps in 1911. Their finances took a fatal blow in 1922 when the Supreme Court ruled against them for patent infringement in Baldwin & Simmons v. Grier Brothers. By 1924, the Gem Manufacturing Company had bought the Griers' stock of mining lamps.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Dr. Walter Hough

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-9798

accession number

066474

catalog number

MHI-MH-9798

Object Name

mining lamp

Measurements

overall: 4 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 11.43 cm x 6.35 cm x 8.255 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/ng49ca746a5-1dad-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1357871