Miner's Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This miner's oil-wick cap lamp was manufactured in the early 19th century by George Anton & Son in Monongahela, PA. Hooked onto a miner's cap, this open flame on the miners head was a dangerous proposition in coal mines with flammable methane in the air.
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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: Mr. J. D. Sauters
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-7728
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-7728
label: accession number
content: 235038
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, oil, cap, mining
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 3 in x 1 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 7.62 cm x 3.81 cm