Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This is an Auto-Lite Carbide Mining Lamp, produced by the Universal Lamp Company of Chicago, Illinois, around 1920. This brand was among the most popular and dependable mining lamps of the early 20th century. After acquiring Shanklin Mfg. Co. and its "Guy's Dropper" brand, the Universal Lamp Company produced two of the three largest lighting brands to survive past World War II.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Mary Calloway in memory of Ira Calloway
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MI-1071
- catalog number
- MHI-MI-1071
- accession number
- 310657
- Object Name
- lamp, cap, carbide
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/2 in x 4 in x 3 1/2 in; 11.43 cm x 10.16 cm x 8.89 cm
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- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872467
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ef35-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
