Mining Engineer's Lamp, late 1800s

This kind of oil lamp was popular among engineers. With its thick cast iron body it was marketed as unbreakable. The lamps were usually fuelled with colza oil (a type of rapeseed oil) which could also be used as a lubricant in engineering because it didn't dry up.

A C Wells and Company of Manchester made a variety of oil lamps for both industrial and domestic use.

Museum reference:
1987-53-8
Date:
1879
Made by:
A C Wells & Co
Place Made:
Cheetham
More maker details:
1879 · maker: Henry Wallwork & Co · Charter Street, Manchester, England · after 1879, when the manufacturer was founded
Associated with:
1870 - 1900 · Crawford, J, Mrs · Bellshill, Scotland
Dimensions:
height: 100mm
diameter: 75mm
Materials:
cast iron
Inscriptions:
etched, side, Wells engineers lamp No. 4

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By Douglas da Silva Barbosa on August 15, 2023

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