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Miner's lamp

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from Bozon Mines, Department of Var, France

Postcard of Miner's lamp.
000-100-103-547-C
© National Museums Scotland

Miner's lamp

This miner's oil lamp is from the Bozon Mines in the Department of Var in France. It dates from the 19th century and is made of iron.

The lamp consists of an enclosed round reservoir, with a small oval lid with a butterfly screw and a spout. The handle contains a pair of tweezers for trimming the wick. The lamp is attached to an arm which enables it to be hung from the roof or the wall.

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: 000-100-103-547-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MGF 13
Date: 19th century
Material: Iron
Dimensions: Reservoir 4.30" D; suspension rod 13.50" L; tweezers 4.30" L
What: Lamp, miner's
Subject: Foreign lighting objects (NMAS Classification)
Who:
Where: France, Var, Bozon Mines
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Description: Miner's lamp of iron, from Bozon Mines, Department of Var, France, 19th century
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