Miner's Cap lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This lamp's manufacturer is unknown, but based on its design, it was most likely made in the latter half of the 19th century. This is a metal cap lamp with an oval shield between the lamp and the spout. The oval shield could have been a reflector for the flame, as well as protection for the hat. Interestingly, the reflector is an addition usually not seen until carbide lamps in the early 20th century.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Mining
label: See more items in
content: Mining Lamps
label: See more items in
content: Work
label: See more items in
content: Industry & Manufacturing
label: See more items in
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-7936
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-7936
label: accession number
content: 240639
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, oil, cap, mining
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/4 in x 3 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 13.335 cm x 9.525 cm x 4.445 cm