Miner’s Safety Lamp

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

This safety lamp was manufactured by the Hughes Brothers of Scranton, Pennsylvania in the latter half of the 19th century. This Davy-style safety lamp employs a wire gauze that surrounds the flame. The flame is unable to pass through the holes in the gauze, preventing any methane in the air from igniting.

Credit Line

Board of Trustees of Lafayette College

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-8802B

accession number

265669

catalog number

MHI-MN-8802B

Object Name

lamp, safety, mining

mining lamp

Measurements

overall: 14 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 35.56 cm x 6.985 cm x 6.985 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-e76a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_872283