Patterson safety lamp
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High Candle Power lamp made by Patterson Lamps Ltd., design patented 1934.
This is an HCP (High Candle Power) lamp made by Patterson Lamps Ltd. They patented the design in 1934. HCP lamps were the oil lamp industry's response to the increasing use of electric lamps that gave more light.
Details
- Category:
- Coal Mining
- Collection:
- Lancashire Coal Mining Collection
- Object Number:
- Y2002.19/T0503
- type:
- miner's oil safety lamp
- credit:
- Gift of Salford Museum and Art Gallery
