Miner’s Safety Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This Davy-style safety lamp was made by L.F. Madara of Gilberton, Pennsylvania during the late 19th century. This Davy-style safety lamp employs a wire gauze that surrounds the flame. The flame is unable to pass through the holes in the gauze, preventing any methane in the air from igniting. The lamp has been mounted on a plastic base.
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Mining Lamps
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Natural Resources
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-8775
label: accession number
content: 265669
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-8775
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, safety, mining
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 2 in x 3 in; 20.32 cm x 5.08 cm x 7.62 cm