Coal mining lamp (British Coal Mining Co.)

1815 United Kingdom Drs Ed Atkins and Caitlin Robinson

Metal wire gauze, brass body, glass chimney. Invented by Humphry Davey in the United Kingdom for use in flammable atmospheres, this lamp was used in Aberman colliery. An important feature for safety and illumination working in mines that played a significant role in Welsh economy and industrialisation throughout 19th and 20th century.

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