Early miner's oil safety lamp
- Made:
- 1870-1890 in Lancashire
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Lancashire Davy lamp, maker unknown, about 1870s.
This is a typical Lancashire Davy lamp. Very similar lamps were made by many local makers making them difficult to attribute when unmarked. It probably dates to the the 1870s.
Details
- Category:
- Coal Mining
- Collection:
- Lancashire Coal Mining Collection
- Object Number:
- Y2002.19.664
- type:
- miner's oil safety lamp
- credit:
- Gift of Salford Museum and Art Gallery
