Miner’s Safety Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This safety lamp was manufactured by the Hughes Brothers of Scranton, Pennsylvania in the latter half of the 19th century. This Davy-style safety lamp employs a wire gauze that surrounds the flame. The flame is unable to pass through the holes in the gauze, preventing any methane in the air from igniting.
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Mining Lamps
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content: Natural Resources
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Board of Trustees of Lafayette College
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-8802B
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content: 265669
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content: MHI-MN-8802B
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, safety, mining
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 35.56 cm x 6.985 cm x 6.985 cm