Oldham-Wheat Electric Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description
content: This is a type Q Oldham Wheat mining lamp that was made in 1935. The Wheat lamp is connected to a large Oldham & Son Ltd. battery box with thick black rubber wire. The inscription on the lens cover reads, "OLDHAM WHEAT ELECTRIC LAMP BY OLDHAM & SON LTD. DENTON, MANCHESTER PATENTS PENDING." On the back of the battery box is a metal plate with the inscription: "THE FIRST OLDHAM WHEAT / MINE LAMP PRODUCED BY / OLDHAM & SON LTD. / DENTON, MANCHESTER ENGLAND / PRESENTED TO GRANT WHEAT / Oct 26th 1935 By H. Holt Jr."
label: Description
content: The Koehler Manufacturing Company of Marlborough, Massachusetts began producing Grant Wheat’s electric cap lamp in 1919. In 1935 Wheat licensed his design to Oldham & Son Ltd. of Manchester, England. This lamp was made to commemorate the agreement between the two companies. The lamp belonged to Grant Wheat's personal collection that was donated to the museum in 1962.
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: Grant Wheat Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mary R. Wheat
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-8160
label: accession number
content: 239148
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-8160
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, wheat, mining
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: battery: 7 in x 4 11/16 in x 1 13/16 in; 17.78 cm x 11.938 cm x 4.572 cm
label: Measurements
content: wire: 46 1/2 in; 118.11 cm
label: Measurements
content: light: 3 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 3/8 in; 8.89 cm x 8.89 cm x 8.636 cm