Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: miner's cap
DATE: 1950–1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0142.001

MANUFACTURER: MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO.
MODEL: Mine Spot Cap Lamp
LOCATION: East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC, RUBBER, GLASS & METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.5 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 22.7 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: MINE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: East Pittsburgh

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: USED BY DONOR UP TO 1966
Canada: Used in Nova Scotia.
Function: TO ILLUMINATE THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE MINER
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON SIDE OF LAMP IN RAISED LETTERS MSA/ON FACE OF BATTERY IS THE CO. & MODEL NAME IN RAISED LETTERS/ON SIDE IS A METAL PLATE WITH 62 STAMPED IN IT/ON BACK IS THE GOVERNMENT STAMP OF APPROVAL
Missing: N/A
Finish: A RECTANGULAR SHAPED BATTERY CONNECTED BY A CABLE FROM IT TOP AT CENTER TO THE BACK OF THE LAMP/LAMP HAS TWO KNURLED KNOBS, ONE ON SIDE TO TURN LAMP ON & OFF, THE OTHER ON BACK TO MOVE BULB IN THE PARABULA/LAMP ALSO HAS A CLIP ON BACK TO CONNECT TO CAP.
Decoration: N/A

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MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO., Lamp, electric, before 1950–1955, Artifact no. 1986.0142, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0142.001/

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