Safety lamp

Made:
1879-1882 in England

Safety lamp, Purdy no.1, Eloin type, from the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines, marking: Purdy's patent, unsigned, England, 1879-1882

Details

Category:
Mining & Ore Dressing
Object Number:
1886-234
Materials:
asbestos, copper (alloy), iron, glass and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
type:
oil lamp
credit:
Geological Museum (Jermyn St.)