Miner’s Electric Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The Hirsch Electric Mine Lamp Company manufactured this electric cap lamp during the first half of the 20th century. The battery is enclosed in metal case, with a flexible cord that runs to the lamp that was worn on the miner’s helmet. The battery could be recharged at the end of the day for the next full day of use.
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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: Board of Trustees of Lafayette College
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.MHI-MN-8758A
label: accession number
content: 265669
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-8758A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, cap, miner's
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp