Miner's Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This tin oil-wick mining lamp was manufactured by F.W. Watson & Co. of Scranton, Pennsylvania in the late 19th century. Mr. Watson was a prominent member of the Scranton community, serving as chief engineer of the Scranton Fire Department. According to the "Wilkes-Barre Scranton Statistical and Trade Review" of 1881 his company was known for its quality metalwork, such as plumbing, stoves, and steam fittings.
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
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.059082
label: catalog number
content: 059082
label: accession number
content: 014851
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, oil, cap, miner's
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 8.89 cm x 3.81 cm