Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This lamp is a safety Lamp made by John Davis and Son, in Derby, Leicestershire, UK in the late 19th century. This lamp displays one of the most popular lamp designs; employing a glass enclosure, wire gauze on the top-interior, and a metal bonnet exterior to protect the flame.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Credit Line
- Mine Safety Appliances Company
- Measurements
- overall: 13 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 33.655 cm x 8.89 cm x 8.89 cm
- Object Name
- lamp, safety, mining
- mining lamp
