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Miner's lamp

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made in Dalkeith

Postcard of Miner's lamp.
000-100-103-551-C
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Miner's lamp

This miner's oil lamp dates was made in Dalkeith in the 19th century by a D. Anderson. It is made from sheet brass.

The lamp is in the form of a tapering cylindrical jug with a hinged lid, spout for a wick and wire hook for suspension. Stamped on the side is `D.ANDERSON / DALKEITH'. The wick is made of 'thrums' - cord off-cuts twisted together.

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: 000-100-103-551-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MGH 22
Date: 19th century
Material: Copper. Inscription: Stamped on side: J. ANDERSON DALKEITH
Dimensions: 2.00" H x 1.70" base D
What: Lamp, miner's
Subject: Lighting - oil lamps with spout and/or wick, mostly tin (NMAS Classification)
Who: J. Anderson, Dalkeith (Maker)
Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Dalkeith
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Description: Small miner's lamp of copper in the form of a tapering cylindrical jug, with a lid, hinged at the side, 19th century
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