Mining Items

Two Copper Oil Flasks. Made from copper. Size, each flask is 7″ x 5″ x 1 1/2″ inches. Embossed on a small cartouche on the front of each flask are the initials B.C.Co. more than probably from the Bolsover Colliery Company.

An Oldham Cap Lamp Tool. This is a lamproom tool used by staff to take apart the cap lamp security screws. Made from plastic and steel. Size 5″ x 3/4″ inches.    

Lamproom Sealing Wax. Made from wax. Size 4″ x 1/2″ x 1/2″ inches. This sealing wax with a wick was used to seal the release pins in place in the cap-lamp bezel so that no-one could access the air tight lens and bulb to expose the electrical parts. The wick would be set alight to melt the wax enabling it …

British Lumax Auto Bulbs – Made by Ceag.  This lamp bulb and box was produced by British Lumax Auto Bulbs, made by Ceag, advertised as The Miners Lamp People. Ceag Ltd of Barnsley and London. Bulb is 6 Volt, 3 Watt A43 SCC.  Size of the box is 1 1/2″ x 1″ inches. 

Thorn Miners Lamp Bulbs. A box of 25 Thorn clear 2.4V 1amp krypton bulbs. Made by the Thorn Lighting Company, Great Britain. Size 5″ x 5″ x 1 1/2″ inches. These were stocked in the lamproom in all collieries for spares and repairs to the miners cap lamps.

Osram Miners Bulbs Boxes. Made by the Osram General Electricity Company Ltd. H M Mines Department Standards. Box contained 25 pearl 4 volts – 1 amp gas filled krypton bulbs. Size 7″ x 7″ x 2″ inches. These were stocked in the lamproom in all collieries for spares and repairs to the miners cap lamps.

Rose Heyworth Colliery N.C.B. Lamp Check. This is a later lamp check issued by the N.C.B. They were produced for the National Coal Board for use at their collieries, they were embossed with the name of the colliery only, no number was put on them until they were stamped at the pit, this was because the individual collieries had their …

The South Wales Colliery Company Ltd – Cwmtillery Colliery Lamp Check 1864 – 1888. This lamp check was produced by the South Wales Colliery Company abbreviated to S.W.C.Co the same company who owned the Cwmtillery Colliery, Abertillery, it is marked with a capital “C” denoting Cwmtillery Colliery. Made from brass. Size 1 1/4″ inch diameter. The Cwmtillery Colliery Story. Initially …

Suction Shuttle Pod For Miners Checks. This is a suction shuttle pod for miners lamp checks. Made from aluminium, brass and felt. Size 4 1/2″ x 2″. These shuttle pods were used to carry the miners lamp checks from the pit head back to the lamproom, the checks were placed inside and by twisting the both ends of the pod …

A Brass Oil and Wick Hanging Miners Lamp. A Crusie or Betty Lamp with a hook and a wick adjuster spike. Made from brass and iron. Size 4″ x 3 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ inches. This simple flat bottomed lamp has a reservoir for the oil and a wick funnel. It also has a detachable hanging bracket (as seen in …