Miner's Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This oil-wick mining lamp was in use between 1850 and 1920. Its double spout indicates that it burned "Sunshine" fuel, a mixture of paraffin wax and 3% mineral oil produced by the Standard Oil Company. Often called a "Sunshine Lamp," the outer spout served to insulate the wick in the inner spout, thereby conducting enough heat to melt the wax in the Sunshine fuel. This kind of lamp hooked onto a miner’s cap, and produced an open flame.
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Mining Lamps
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Natural Resources
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-8945
label: accession number
content: 240639
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-8945
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, oil, cap, miner's
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm