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Davy Miner's Lamp, Signed R.Watson, England, Early 19th Century

Inventory Number 22746

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.22746

Subject: Lamps
Item type: Object
Makers: Davy
Provenance: Not ascertained
Primary inscriptions: Stamped on hood: "R. WATSON"
Physical material: Copper alloy; Fe alloy
Object type: Miner's lamp
Dimensions: Height: 240mm Width: 102mm Depth: 85mm Weight: 948g
Inventory No: 22746

Description

Metal miiner's lamp with a wick lamp enclosed inside a mesh screen with horizontal metal bars. Domed metal top with circular ring.

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