Miner's lamp

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This miner's oil lamp made in the 19th century by James Grant & Son. It is made of sheet brass.

The lamp is in the form of a tapering cylindrical jug with a hinged lid, spout for a wick and a wire hook for suspension. Stamped on the side is `JAMES GRANT & SON / A ....... / ........ HOUSE'.

In the 19th century, colliers came to be regarded as a working class elite with relatively high wages, but the industry was subject to little health or safety regulation. Mining was often a source of great wealth to the owners of mineral rights, but diseases and accidents to mineworkers were commonplace.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-553-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MGH 26
• Date: 19th century
  
• Material: Tin. Inscription: On the side: JAMES GRANT & SON A....... ........ HOUSE
  Lamp, miner's
  
• Dimensions: 2.05" H X 1.65" D
  
• What: Lamp, miner's
  
• Subject: Lighting - oil lamps with spout and/or wick, mostly tin (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: James Grant and Son (Maker)
  
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• Description: Miner's lamp of tin in the form of a tapering cylindrical jug, with a lid hinged at the side, 19th century
  
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