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Measurements:
overall: 8 in x 5 in x 4 3/4 in; 20.32 cm x 12.7 cm x 12.065 cm
Object Name:
lamp, acetylene, mining
mining lamp
Description (Brief):
This is a carbide mining lamp manufactured by the Friemann and Wolf Company, of Zwickau, Germany around 1910. The Friemann and Wolf Company was a prominent lamp manufacturer that exported lamps to the U.S. until World War I, when buying German items became unpopular. Worn on a miner's cap, the reflector behind the flame cast a wide range of light, improving the miner’s peripheral vision.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Georgia Stratton Ziffzer
ID Number:
AG.062401
Catalog number:
062401
Accession number:
239748
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Work and Industry: Mining
Mining Lamps
Work
Industry & Manufacturing
Natural Resources
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-ea84-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_872185