Object Details
Description (Brief)
This is a safety lamp manufactured by the Friemann and Wolf Company of Zwickau, Germany in the late 19th century. The Friemann and Wolf Company was a prominent lamp manufacturer that exported their lamps to the U.S. until World War I, when buying German products became unpopular. This lamp employs a glass casing to protect the flame from being extinguished, and wire gauze to cool the flame and prevent mine gas from igniting.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Georgia Stratton Ziffzer
ID Number
AG.062402
catalog number
62402
accession number
239748
Object Name
mining lamp
lamp, safety, mining
Measurements
overall: 12 1/2 in x 4 in x 5 in; 31.75 cm x 10.16 cm x 12.7 cm
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Work and Industry: Mining
Mining Lamps
Work
Industry & Manufacturing
Natural Resources
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_872327