Miner's Safety Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This “safety” mining lamp was manufactured by the Hughes Brothers in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the late 19th century. Encasing the flame in glass or metal gauze prevented combustible mine gases (called firedamp) from exploding, as would happen with the open flames of carbide or oil-wick lamps. Miners referred to combustible mine gases as “damp” (blackdamp, afterdamp, and stink damp) from the German “dampf” meaning vapor, or fume.
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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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Laird Albasin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-7723
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content: MHI-MN-7723
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content: 235039
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, safety, mining
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 3 1/4 in x 3 in; 30.48 cm x 8.255 cm x 7.62 cm