Object Details
Description (Brief)
This safety lamp was manufactured in the latter half of the 19th century by J.W. Queen & Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This Clanny style safety lamp employs a wire gauze and a glass globe surrounding the wick to protect the flame. Safety lamps were invented in the early 19th century, and are used to this day for gas detection, even as mine lighting has been replaced by electric lights.
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
AG.059266
catalog number
059266
accession number
15369
Object Name
lamp, safety, mining
mining lamp
Measurements
overall: 14 in x 4 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 35.56 cm x 11.43 cm x 8.89 cm
Related Publication
Dewey, Frederic P.. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 42: A Preliminary Descriptive Catalogue of the Systematic Collections in Economic Geology and Metallurgy in the United States National Museum
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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_872330