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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Ashworth Hepplewhite Gray style lamp manufactured by the American Safety Lamp & Mine Supply Company of Scranton, Pennsylvania during the late 19th or early 20th century. The lamp is a “test lamp” used to test for the presence combustible methane in the mine. The lamp has four tubes that run vertically from the top of the lamp to the glass enclosed flame. The tubes direct the mine’s air to the flame, which will produce a colored “cap” in the presence of methane. The larger the cap, the more methane is present. If the concentration of methane is combustible, the mine will need to be ventilated until safe working conditions are restored. Location Currently not on view ID Number AG.MHI-MN-8137 accession number 239148 catalog number MHI-MN-8137 Miner's Safety Lamp This safety lamp is a bonnetted Clanny-type safety lamp that was most likely manufactured between 1880 and 1914. Description (Brief) This safety lamp is a bonnetted Clanny-type safety lamp that was most likely manufactured between 1880 and 1914. The lamp has a metal tag that reads "Eduard Schenk, Pittsburgh, P.A." Schenk was a distributor of Friemann and Wolf lamps from Germany before World War I. Location Currently not on view ID Number AG.MHI-MN-8130 accession number 239148 catalog number MHI-MN-8130 Miner's Safety Lamp This miner’s safety lamp was made by an unknown manufacturer during the late 19th or early 20th century. The lamp is called a safety lamp because it can be used safely in the presence of flammable gas. Description This miner’s safety lamp was made by an unknown manufacturer during the late 19th or early 20th century. The lamp is called a safety lamp because it can be used safely in the presence of flammable gas. The lamp features a glass enclosure, wire gauze on the top interior, and a metal bonnet exterior. Location Currently not on view ID Number AG.MHI-MN-8128 accession number 239148 catalog number MHI-MN-8128 Miner’s Safety Lamp This safety lamp was manufactured by the Wolf Safety Lamp Company during the early 20th century. The lamp is called a safety lamp because it can be used safely in the presence of flammable gas. This lamp was one of the Wolf Safety Lamp Company’s most popular designs. Description This safety lamp was manufactured by the Wolf Safety Lamp Company during the early 20th century. The lamp is called a safety lamp because it can be used safely in the presence
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