Lamp, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- miner's cap
- DATE
- 1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0140.001
- MANUFACTURER
- McGraw-Edison Co.
- MODEL
- Edison's cap lamp
- LOCATION
- West Orange, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, BAKELITE, RUBBER & GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.0 cm
- Width
- 5.8 cm
- Height
- 21.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Lighting devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- McGraw Edison
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- West Orange
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Nova Scotia
- Period
- USED BY DONOR UP TO 1966
- Canada
-
Used by donor in coal mines in Canada - Function
-
TO ILLUMINATE THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE MINER - Technical
-
McGraw acquired Edison in 1957; the model S was approved for production in 1959 under approval 6D-31, part 19. The lamp was specifically designated for coal mines. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- IN RAISED LETTERS ON FACE OF LAMP IS EDISON/WRITING CUT INTO METAL COLLAR OF BATTERY/A NUMBERED TAG IS CLIPPED TO ONE OF THE BELT LOOPS
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- A RECTANGULAR SHAPED BATTERY CONNECTS THROUGH A CABLE FROM AN UPPER CORNER TO THE BACK OF THE LAMP/LAMP HAS A CLIP ON THE BACK TO CONNECT IT TO THE CAP, THERE IS A KNURLED KNOB ON THE SIDE TO MOVE THE BULB IN THE PARABULA
- Decoration
- N/A
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