Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This lamp was made by the Dewar Manufacturing Co. of Brooklyn, New York, who produced carbide mining lamps from around 1914 until 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 incorporated Dewar's patented float-feed water delivery system, a staple of the I-T-P line.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Mary R. Wheat
- ID Number
- AG.MHI-MN-8147
- accession number
- 239148
- catalog number
- MHI-MN-8147
- Object Name
- lamp, cap, carbide
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 in; 10.795 cm x 8.89 cm x 5.08 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872628
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-d6b1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
