Miner's Carbide Lamp

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

This is an Auto-Lite Carbide Mining Lamp, produced by the Universal Lamp Company in Chicago, Illinois, around 1930. Auto-Lite mining lamps were produced from 1913 through 1960, most following the design Jacob Sherman patented in 1924. This particular lamp is dated to the mid-1920’s because of the octagonal base and large On/Off lettering on the top.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

George J. Titler

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-9772B

accession number

304880

catalog number

MHI-MN-9772B

Object Name

lamp, carbide, mining

mining lamp

Measurements

overall: 3 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 in; 9.525 cm x 8.89 cm x 5.08 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-e781-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_872159