Miner's Lamps

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Miner's Lamps

Entry/Object ID

1976. .112 a-b

Description

Small brass miner's lamp which fastened onto front of hard hat with clip-like handle, object has screwed-on reservoir with rubber banding at base. Chrome dish for flame. On upper top, stamped "Guy's dropper", on base "Universal lamp Co. Springfield ILL. made in U.S.A. patented", on rubber bandings, embossed "Bumpergrip Pto. U.S.A. 1, 790, 709. British 354,676 Canada 310911". Lever on top moves to on position; cap for venting fuel.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Horn, Miner's

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Spoon, Miner's

Nomenclature Class

Mining & Mineral Harvesting T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

miner's lamp

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

May 14, 1999

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 12, 2026