Patterson safety lamp

PART OF:: Lancashire Coal Mining Collection transferred from Salford Museum and Art Gallery

Made:: 1934 in Gateshead

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High Candle Power lamp made by Patterson Lamps Ltd., design patented 1934.

This is an HCP (High Candle Power) lamp made by Patterson Lamps Ltd. They patented the design in 1934. HCP lamps were the oil lamp industry's response to the increasing use of electric lamps that gave more light.

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Category:: Coal Mining

Collection:: Lancashire Coal Mining Collection

Object Number:: Y2002.19/T0503

type:: miner's oil safety lamp

credit:: Gift of Salford Museum and Art Gallery

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Patterson safety lamp

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