Miner's lamp

This miner's lamp was used in Lanarkshire in the late 19th century. It is made of sheet brass.

The lamp is in the form of a tapering cylindrical jug with a domed lid and a long spout from which the linen wick protrudes.

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:	000-100-103-785-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MGH 29
Date:	c. 1890 - 1900 Late 19th century
Material:	Tin; linen, light brown
Dimensions:	2.70" H; 1.60" D (base)
What:	Lamp, miner's
Subject:
Who:	Brown (Donor's father and owner)
Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire
Event:
Description:	Miner's lamp of tin with the body sloping inwards towards the top, a domed lid and a long spout, from Lanarkshire about 1890 - 1900
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