Miner’s Safety Lamp

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

The Koehler Manufacturing Company produced this safety lamp during the 20th century. The lamp is marked “Permissible” meaning that it was approved for use by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines. This lamp employs glass enclosure to protect the flame from extinguishing, wire gauze in the top-interior to keep the flame from escaping, and a metal bonnet exterior that serves both purposes.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Ralph Ditzler

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-9549

accession number

280476

catalog number

MHI-MN-9549

Object Name

lamp, safety, mining

mining lamp

Measurements

overall: 16 in x 4 in x 4 in; 40.64 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 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-e764-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_872277