Miner's Electric Cap Lamp
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This battery-powered cap lamp was manufactured by Oldham and Sons, of Denton, Manchester, U.K in the early 20th century. The battery is encased in metal and the cord connects the battery to the lamp, which was worn on a mining cap. Oldham was originally a general engineering firm, founded in 1865, but began producing mining products in 1887.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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-8035
label: catalog number
content: MHI-MN-8035
label: accession number
content: 236603
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lamp, cap, miner's
label: Object Name
content: mining lamp