Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- J. Davis & Son Ltd. of Baltimore, Maryland manufactured this Davy-style safety lamp in the late 19th century. The “safety” mining lamp was a tremendous step forward in preventing mining disasters. Encasing the flame in metal gauze prevented the flame from escaping the lamp and igniting the combustible gases (called firedamp), as would happen with the open flames of carbide or oil-wick lamps.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- George J. Titler
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-9759
- accession number
- 304880
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-9759
- Object Name
- lamp, safety, Davy type, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 3 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 27.94 cm x 8.255 cm x 5.715 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872594
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-d2cd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
