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S E Simmons Envelope ca. 1912
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  S E Simmons Marking.jpg - S. E. SIMMONS - Extremely rare brass cap lamp, marked S. E. SIMMONS MFG. CO. ST. LOUIS, MO. PAT’D with original 2 in. dia. steel push-on reflector, 3 5/8 in tall to water control, 2 in. base dia., complete with carbide container and felt (This lamp ca. 1912 is featured on pg. 218 in Dave Thorpe’s Carbide Light – The Last Flame in American Mines. The lamp is one of three known examples and this lamp is complete in original condition. Samuel E. Simmons of Litchfield, IL was awarded patent No. 976,611 on Nov. 22, 1910. Simmons’ patent is one of the earliest miners’ carbide lamp patents for a lamp that was actually manufactured, albeit in very small numbers. See Thorpe Carbide Light, pp 218-221)  
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S E Simmons Marking | S. E. SIMMONS - Extremely rare brass cap lamp, marked S. E. SIMMONS MFG. CO. ST. LOUIS, MO. PAT’D with original 2 in. dia. steel push-on reflector, 3 5/8 in tall to water control, 2 in. base dia., complete with carbide container and felt (This lamp ca. 1912 is featured on pg. 218 in Dave Thorpe’s Carbide Light – The Last Flame in American Mines. The lamp is one of three known examples and this lamp is complete in original condition. Samuel E. Simmons of Litchfield, IL was awarded patent No. 976,611 on Nov. 22, 1910. Simmons’ patent is one of the earliest miners’ carbide lamp patents for a lamp that was actually manufactured, albeit in very small numbers. See Thorpe Carbide Light, pp 218-221) Download Original Image
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