Lamps

A UK Miners Carbide Lamp. A miners carbide lamp. With hanging hook, without a reflector or the burning nozzle. Made from iron. Size 8″ x 3″ inches.  These lamps had a separate top and bottom reservoir connected by a small hollow tube, the bottom tank was filled with the powder carbide and the top tank contained water. The water would …

Miners Battery Lamp. Made by “Oldham” Lamps F patent. This lamp has a hollow body with a screw threaded base, a battery would be placed inside the body to power the bulb on the top of the lamp. Made from metal and an aluminium alloy. Size 12″x 4″ inches.

Miners Battery – Cap Lamp. This model Type NC-113-C has a stainless steel battery case with attached belt hoops at the back of the unit.  Made by Nife, Redditch, England. Made from stainless steel, brass, plastic and glass. Used in the 1950’s and 1960’s.

Miners Battery – Cap Lamp. This model Type PT-8/3 has a stainless steel battery case with attached belt hoops at the back of the unit. Made by Patterson Lamps Limited, Gateshead 11. Made from stainless steel, brass, plastic and glass. Used in the 1950’s and 1960’s. 

Miners Battery – Cap Lamp. This model Type “Superlite Cap Lamp” has a stainless steel battery case with attached belt hoops at the back of the unit. Made by CEAG Limited, Barnsley, England. Made from stainless steel, brass, plastic and glass. Used in the 1950’s and 1960’s. 

Miners Battery – Cap Lamp. This model “Exide Triclad” Type F-1. lamp has a plastic body and a chrome top. The unit was made with no fixed belt hoops though a wire was produced to wrap around the whole battery (as seen left) which acted as a hoop to hold the battery to the belt. Used in the 1950’s and …

A Miners Hand Held Inspection Lamp. Named “The Toucan” was a hand held inspection lamp. Made by Oldham, England. Made from plastic, tin plate, leather and glass. Used in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Size 10″ x 4″ inches.

Miners Battery – Cap Lamp. Made by Oldham, England. Made from plastic, stainless steel, and glass. This lamp still has the keyring and manpower check attached to it. These manpower checks were plain blank brass token with just the miners lamp number stamped into it and was attached to the lamp with the keyring. This scheme was introduced into Rose …

A Miners Hand Held Inspection Lamp. This lamp is a “Type T”. Made by Oldham, England. Made from plastic, leather, stainless steel, and glass. Size 10″ x 5″ x 2″ inches. Used in the 1970’s. 

A British Rail Train Lantern. A British Rail railway lantern.   Made from tin plate, iron and brass. Size 21″ high the body is 7″ x 7″ x 8″ inches. This paraffin lamp was taken from one of the last trains to come to the Rose Heyworth Colliery, Abertillery while the pit was still in coal production in 1985. This type …