Miner’s Hanging Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This hanging lamp was manufactured by the Vaclite Lamp Company of New York around the late 19th century. The lamp could contain a larger amount of fuel than its predecessors. The wick pick is attached with a chain.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Mining Lamps
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content: Work
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Natural Resources
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. MacKay, Seattle, Washington
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MT-311879
label: accession number
content: 155465
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MT-311879
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, hand, oil wick type, miner's
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 1/2 in x 5 in x 5 in; 31.75 cm x 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm