Mining Items

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 …

A Miners “Teapot” Oil Cap Lamp. Made from brass and iron. Size 2″ x 1 1/2″ inches. This small lamp has a cap lamp hook and hinged lid, it would have been filled with oil and a wick inserted into the spout. The makers mark is “D.L.”. Used mostly in the Scottish coalfields in the early part of the 20th …

A Brass Coned Miners Oil Lamp. This flat bottomed oil lamp has a threaded top to feed the wick into the base. Used in coal levels. Age unknown. Made from brass. Size 3″ x 3″ inches.        

Small Brass Lamp – Unknown. A small oil lamp with a thick wick and screw top wick protector. Made from thick heavy brass. Size 7″ x 2″ inches. Origin unknown, may not be an industrial lamp? It is stamped with a “Y” on the shoulder. 

A Ball & Peg Oil Cap Lamp. An oil cap lamp known as a “Ball and Peg which would be filled with oil and tied to your cap for light on the coalface. Made from brass. Size 7″ x 2 1/2″ inches. The ball was the reservoir that contained the oil and had a thick round wick, the peg was …