Miner’s Electric Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: First manufactured in 1912, the Edison Safety Mining Lamp was powered by a battery enclosed in a self-locking steel case worn on the miner’s belt. A flexible cord, protected by a steel cover at both ends, connected the battery to the cap lamp. The battery could power the six-candlepower lamps for 12 hours and was recharged at the end of a miner’s shift. The lamp is marked as “Permissible” by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
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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: Edison Storage Battery Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MT-2683.05
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MT-002683A
label: accession number
content: 115674
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, mining