Mining Items

An Iron Candle “Pot” Holder Spike. Used in mines and levels. Made from iron. Size 4 1/2″ x 1″ inches. The holder would be hammered into a timber on the coal face and a candle placed into it for lighting the work place.  This candle spike was used in the Argoed Farm coal levels Brynithel.

An Iron Candle “Grip” Holder Spike. Used in mines and levels. The holder would be wedged into a crevice firmly gripping the candle between the prongs for lighting the work place. Made from iron. Size 5″ x 2 1/2″ x 1″ inches.   This candle spike was found in an old coal level in Ebbw Vale.

Sprung Wire Miners Candle Holder. A sprung wire miners candle holder, with a hanging hook. It has its original candle. Made from iron and tin plate. Size 7″ x 4″ inches.

An Iron Candle Holder Spike. An American miners candle spike. It has a sprung candle holder to accommodate any thickness candle which may be produced to fit this design of spike. It has a spike and a hanging hook. Age unknown. Made from iron. Size 9″ inches long.

A Wolf Air-Turbo Blast – Compressed Air Light. Made by the Wolf Safety Lamp Company Ltd, Sheffield, England. Made from coated brass, iron and glass. The thickness of the glass is 10mm, the weight of the lamp is 15kg. The size is 9″ x 9″ x 9″ inches. It has a hanging hook, a 1″ x 1/2″ inch reducer to …

Wooden Mines Rescue Lamp. An early wooden cased mines rescue battery powered lamp.  Made from mahogany wood with a leather strap handle, it has an hinged front (as seen left) to access the battery and the terminals are at the back of the front panel. The lamp is switched to on or off when you twist the front lens housing …

A Miners Rescue Hand Lamp. This small compact hand lamp Type NH-5 was used by the mines rescue teams. Made by Nife, Huntend Works, Redditch, England.  Made from steel and iron. Size 6″ x 3″ x 3″ inches. The lamp is battery operated and it has a hinged top to access the power unit. This lamp has a hanging-hook at …

A Miners Rescue Hand Lamp. This small compact hand lamp Type NH-10A was used by the mines rescue teams. Made by Nife, Huntend Works, Redditch, England. Made from steel and iron. Size 6″ x 3″ x 3″ inches. The lamp is battery operated and it has a hinged top to access the power unit. This lamp has a hanging-hook at …

Ceag Battery Inspection Lamp. A Ceag hand-held battery inspection lamp. Made from iron, carbon fibre, rubber, brass and glass. Size 8″ inches tall with a 5″ inch hanging hook. The cable is 7′ foot long and the wand, made of carbon fibre is 24″ inches in length tipped with brass with an iron armoured top.      

Betty Lamp. This is an old hanging lamp fuelled by oil. Made from iron. Size 4″ x 3″ x 4″ inches. The hook and spike is 6″ inches. It has a hinged lid, an inner wick holder and an attached spike with integrated hook, the spike for knocking into timbers or the hook for suspending the lamp. It’s dated to …