Miner's Safety Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This is a safety lamp in the Davy style, probably manufactured in the late 1800's. Marked at the bottom: Hughes Bros. Scranton, PA, USA. At the top: ALDEN COAL CO. This lamp was used by Fire Bosses in the now defunct Alden Coal Company. Alden Coal Company was an independent company located in Alden, Pennsylvania, originally owned by the Sharpe family of Wyoming Valley.
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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: W. W. Everett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-7755
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content: MHI-MN-7755
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content: 234626
objectType: label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
label: Object Name
content: lamp, safety, mining
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm