Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This Davy safety lamp was made by the J.W. Queen and Company of Philadelphia in the late 19th century. The Davy lamp was used to alert miners to the presence of methane (firedamp) and prevent mine explosions. The flame would give off a blue cap if methane was present. In order to lower the methane to acceptable levels, it would be purposefully ignited by a “fireman.” This lamp belonged to such a fireman.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- AG.059269
- catalog number
- 59269
- accession number
- 15369
- Object Name
- lamp, safety, mining
- mining lamp
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/2 in x 3 in x 2 1/2 in; 31.75 cm x 7.62 cm x 6.35 cm
- Related Publication
- Dewey, Frederic P.. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 42: A Preliminary Descriptive Catalogue of the Systematic Collections in Economic Geology and Metallurgy in the United States National Museum
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mining
- Mining Lamps
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_872285
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e76c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
