Miner's Paraffin Cap Lamp, around 1870

This lamp would be worn on a miner's hat. It was a simple container that would be filled with paraffin and a wick run through the spout. A naked light like this could only be used in mines where there were not pockets of explosive methane. This one was used by a mine who lived in Bellshill, Lanarkshire.

Museum reference:
1987-53-7
Associated with:
1870 - 1900 · Bellshill
Dimensions:
height: 110mm
width: 75mm
Materials:
Metal

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