Oil-Wick Miner’s Lamp Patent Model

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Object Details

patentee

Moore, James C.

Description (Brief)

This oil-wick lamp is a patent model constructed by James C. Moore of Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, that received patent number 180,258 on July 25, 1876. Moore claimed as his invention “a miner's lamp, with a spring lid-holding device.” The device kept the font’s lid closed during the miner’s workday agitations.

Location

Currently not on view

patent date

1876-07-25

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-9750

accession number

088881

catalog number

MHI-MN-9750

patent number

180258

Object Name

lamp, cap, mining

mining lamp

Object Type

Patent Model

Measurements

overall: 2 3/4 in x 3 in x 2 3/4 in; 6.985 cm x 7.62 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-e0d3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_872104