Miner’s Electric Cap Lamp

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

This electric cap lamp was made by the Concordia Electric Company. 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.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Edison Storage Battery Company

ID Number

AG.MHI-MT-2683.01

accession number

115674

catalog number

MHI-MT-2683

Object Name

lamp, mining

mining lamp

Measurements

overall: 16.2 cm x 4.5 cm x 30.1 cm; 6 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 11 7/8 in

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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-cf9b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_865831