Miner's Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Manufactured by the Grier Brothers, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1910's, this oil-wick mining lamp has a double spout, indicating that it burned "Sunshine" fuel. This kind of lamp hooked onto a miner’s cap, and produced an open flame on the miner's head so he could see his work in front of him.
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content: Work and Industry: Mining
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content: Mining Lamps
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content: Work
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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-8056
label: accession number
content: 239012
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-8056
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, oil, cap, miner's
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 4 in x 2 in; 8.89 cm x 10.16 cm x 5.08 cm