Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This lamp is a Dew-R-Lite model, manufactured in the 1930's by the Dewar Manufacturing Co. of Brooklyn, New York. Dewar produced carbide mining lamps from around 1914 until it was bought by the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. in the late 1930’s. Dewar was well known for its “I-T-P” (It’s Trouble Proof), Sun Ray, and Dew-R-Lite lamp brands. This lamp is notable for its perforated reflector.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Mine Safety Appliances Company
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-8942
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-8942
- accession number
- 240639
- Object Name
- lamp, carbide, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 7 1/4 in x 6 in x 3 in; 18.415 cm x 15.24 cm x 7.62 cm
- Related Publication
- Thorpe, Dave. Carbide Light: The Last Flame in American Mines
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- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872180
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ee97-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
