Object Details
Description (Brief)
This electric cap lamp was made by the Concordia Electric Co. The lamp was powered by a battery enclosed in a self-locking steel case worn on the miner’s belt. A flexible cord, protected by a steel spring where it comes out of the battery, connected the battery to the cap lamp. This lamp is marked as permissible by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and has an added cord for plugging into an electric outlet. This picture show the lamp attached to the miner’s cap.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Edison Storage Battery Company
ID Number
AG.MHI-MT-2683.02
accession number
115674
catalog number
MHI-MT-2683
Object Name
lamp, mining
mining lamp
lamp, mining with helmet
Measurements
battery:: 16.2 cm x 4.6 cm x 30 cm; 6 3/8 in x 1 13/16 in x 11 13/16 in
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Work and Industry: Mining
Mining Lamps
Work
Industry & Manufacturing
Natural Resources
Mining Helmets
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_865832