Miner's Electric Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Manufactured around 1930, the Edison Safety Mining Lamp consisted of a battery enclosed in a self-locking steel case that was worn on the miner’s belt. A flexible cord traveled to the lamp, which was worn on the miner's cap. The battery could power the six-candlepower lamp for 12 hours and was recharged at the end of a miner’s shift. This lamp is the R4 model, with a cutaway showing the battery inside the case.
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Mining Lamps
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content: Natural Resources
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mine Safety Appliances Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-7943
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-7943
label: accession number
content: 240639
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, cap, miner's
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp