Oil-Wick Spiked Mining Lamp

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

This open oil-wick lamp was manufactured around the early 20th century by an unknown maker. The lamp’s font would be filled with fuel, a wick inserted into the top, and the spike driven into a timber to provide convenient lighting.

Location

Currently not on view

ID Number

AG.MHI-MN-8823

accession number

258906

catalog number

MHI-MN-8823

Object Name

lamp, oil, spike

mining lamp, oil, spike

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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-ad86-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_872081