Miller Car Lamp WD, 1924

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

The Miller lamp

The Miller lamp

Name/Title

Miller Car Lamp WD, 1924

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.916

Description

Metal and brass lamp, with a large removable lens, rear small red light, two brackets to attach to a vehicle and a sturdy fixed handle. In the interior the wick sits in a ceramic holder in front of a circular reflector with a hole in it, where red glass is inserted. The wick and reservoir slide out of the lamp to the front. The bottom has a series of small holes to allow oxygen to circulate. A pin fastener allows the front to open for access to the reservoir and the wick. It is secured onto a pin on the side of the lamp.

Context

British Miller car lamp used in the first world war till 1942 and then used till 1945 as side-lamps by the Homeguard. This model is one of a new design of lamps authorised after WW1 in 1922. The original would have been painted army green.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Tools, Occupation

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Height

230 mm

Width

100 mm

Depth

90 mm

Weight

1.376 g

Dimension Notes

The diameter of the lamp at the front is 110 mm and at the back 50 mm