Mining & Ore Dressing
before 1815
Safety lamp invented by Humphry Davy in 1815. One of the first two to be used in a coal mine. A gauze chimney over a brass lamp.
Safety lamp, Davy, one of the first two to be used in a coal mine, 1815
Safety lamp, Clanny (bonnetted), maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, 1889
1901
Safety lamp, Cambrian, Clanny type (bonnetted), maker: Thomas and Williams, Aberdare, marking: makers name, 1901
Safety lamp, Clanny (bonnetted), use: officals, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, 1889
1853
Safety lamp, Eloin, maker: Thornton and Sons, Birmingham, marking: makers name, 1853 ( glass missing)
Safety lamp, Clanny (bonnetted), use: officials, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, 1889
1849
Safety lamp, Biram, no specific type, from Mr. Biram, maker: Wm. Cutts, Sheffield, marking: makers name and "Biram's patent Economy", 1849, and interchangeable shield ( 1886-214/2)
Safety lamp, Ashworth-Hepplewhite-Gray, Gray type, use: gas testing, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, 1901
Safety lamp, Marsaut, Howat patent deflector, maker: Johnson, Clapham and Morris, Manchester, marking: makers name and Deflector lamp Howat's patent registered trade mark no.63005, 1888
Safety lamp, Clanny (bonnetted), Stokes shut off, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, 1901
