Mule Mining Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This mule mining lamp was made by the Witherbee Igniter Co. from Springfield, Massachusetts in the early 1900’s. Witherbee started as a manufacturer of magnetos to ignite internal combustion engines. Witherbee became the Wico Electronic Company and also manufactured batteries, which were used in a variety of applications such as this mule lamp. Mule lamps were attached to the harness of the lead mining mule, lighting the way for the mule-driver and any mules following.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Koehler Manufacturing Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-8028
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-8028
label: accession number
content: 236603
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, battery, mining
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/4 in x 5 in x 5 in; 15.875 cm x 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm