Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil Lamp (miner's safety lamp)
Object Number:
2010.6.9
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Brass, steel, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (24.1 x 8.3 cm)
Marks:
Plaque stamped "PATTERSON LAMPS LTD / 118 / GATESHEAD-ON-TYNE"; Brass base stamped "PATTERSON LAMPS LTD GATESHEAD-ON-TYNE TYPE A1 APPROVED"
Description:
Type A1 oil safety lamp with glass screen and steel chimney with air inlet holes.
Gallery Label:
Flame safety or "Davy" lamps, invented by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1815, helped to prevent explosions caused by flames coming in contact with flammable gases in mines.
Credit Line:
Gift in memory of Ruth S. Susswein and Rita S. Gottesman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.