Miner's Safety Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This lamp's manufacturer is unknown, but it was likely made in the latter half of the 19th century. The “safety” lamp was a tremendous step forward in preventing mining disasters. Encasing the flame in glass or metal gauze prevented combustible mine gases (called firedamp) from exploding as would happen with carbide or oil-wick lamps. The top of the lamp has a number plate reading '1587' added. The bottom has the '1301' inscribed. The inscribed "serial number" of the lamp is 975587.
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: Industry & Manufacturing
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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-7865B
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-7865B
label: accession number
content: 240639
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, safety, mining
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 in x 4 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 43.18 cm x 11.43 cm x 11.43 cm