. jAlbum 9 slides/Ball and Peg.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BALL AND PEG LAMP - The ball and peg was a regionally-used English oil wick cap lamp that was popular in the Welsh anthracite coalfields from the 1850s through the early part of the 20th century. The lamp consisted of a bulbous tin or brass oil reservoir (ball) with wick that screwed onto a hollow tin or brass handle (peg) that was affixed to the miner’s cap by a loop to hold the handle. Today these lamps are quite rare although collectors should be cautiously aware that modern reproductions are being touted and sold as authentic. The spherical ball was equipped with screw threads at both the top and bottom. A threaded closed tube (peg) could be attached to the bottom as a handle or to the top to cover the wick so the lamp could be carried in the miner’s pocket to avoid spilling fuel. The lamp shown is all steel except for the brass threads on the ball and peg and a brass cap inside the peg. The height is 5 in. with a ball consisting of two half spheres 2 1/4 in. in diameter which are joined at a seam that is crimped and soldered about the circumference of the ball. A 2 3/8 in. peg can be screwed to the bottom of the ball or to the wick top. This lamp was formerly in the collections of Nick Carruth and Tony Moon. See Johnson, Eureka, October 2008 BALL AND PEG LAMP - The ball and peg was a regionally-used English oil wick cap lamp that was popular in the Welsh anthracite coalfields from the 1850s through the early part of the 20th century. The lamp consisted of a bulbous tin or brass oil reservoir (ball) with wick that screwed onto a hollow tin or brass handle (peg) that was affixed to the miner’s cap by a loop to hold the handle. Today these lamps are quite rare although collectors should be cautiously aware that modern reproductions are being touted and sold as authentic. The spherical ball was equipped with screw threads at both the top and bottom. A threaded closed tube (peg) could be attached to the bottom as a handle or to the top to cover the wick so the lamp could be carried in the miner’s pocket to avoid spilling fuel. The lamp shown is all steel except for the brass threads on the ball and peg and a brass cap inside the peg. The height is 5 in. with a ball consisting of two half spheres 2 1/4 in. in diameter which are joined at a seam that is crimped and soldered about the circumference of the ball. A 2 3/8 in. peg can be screwed to the bottom of the ball or to the wick top. This lamp was formerly in the collections of Nick Carruth and Tony Moon. See Johnson, Eureka, October 2008 slides/Ball and Peg.jpg slides/Postcard Showing English Coal Miners with Ball and Peg Lamps.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 POSTCARD SHOWING ENGLISH COAL MINERS USING BALL AND PEG LAMPS POSTCARD SHOWING ENGLISH COAL MINERS USING BALL AND PEG LAMPS slides/Postcard Showing English Coal Miners with Ball and Peg Lamps.jpg slides/Ball and Peg Disassembled.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BALL AND PEG LAMP - The ball and peg was a regionally-used English oil wick cap lamp that was popular in the Welsh anthracite coalfields from the 1850s through the early part of the 20th century. The lamp consisted of a bulbous tin or brass oil reservoir (ball) with wick that screwed onto a hollow tin or brass handle (peg) that was affixed to the miner’s cap by a loop to hold the handle. Today these lamps are quite rare although collectors should be cautiously aware that modern reproductions are being touted and sold as authentic. The spherical ball was equipped with screw threads at both the top and bottom. A threaded closed tube (peg) could be attached to the bottom as a handle or to the top to cover the wick so the lamp could be carried in the miner’s pocket to avoid spilling fuel. The lamp shown is all steel except for the brass threads on the ball and peg and a brass cap inside the peg. The height is 5 in. with a ball consisting of two half spheres 2 1/4 in. in diameter which are joined at a seam that is crimped and soldered about the circumference of the ball. A 2 3/8 in. peg can be screwed to the bottom of the ball or to the wick top. This lamp was formerly in the collections of Nick Carruth and Tony Moon. See Johnson, Eureka, October 2008 BALL AND PEG LAMP - The ball and peg was a regionally-used English oil wick cap lamp that was popular in the Welsh anthracite coalfields from the 1850s through the early part of the 20th century. The lamp consisted of a bulbous tin or brass oil reservoir (ball) with wick that screwed onto a hollow tin or brass handle (peg) that was affixed to the miner’s cap by a loop to hold the handle. Today these lamps are quite rare although collectors should be cautiously aware that modern reproductions are being touted and sold as authentic. The spherical ball was equipped with screw threads at both the top and bottom. A threaded closed tube (peg) could be attached to the bottom as a handle or to the top to cover the wick so the lamp could be carried in the miner’s pocket to avoid spilling fuel. The lamp shown is all steel except for the brass threads on the ball and peg and a brass cap inside the peg. The height is 5 in. with a ball consisting of two half spheres 2 1/4 in. in diameter which are joined at a seam that is crimped and soldered about the circumference of the ball. A 2 3/8 in. peg can be screwed to the bottom of the ball or to the wick top. This lamp was formerly in the collections of Nick Carruth and Tony Moon. See Johnson, Eureka, October 2008 slides/Ball and Peg Disassembled.jpg slides/Ball and Peg Closeup of Ball.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BALL AND PEG LAMP - The ball and peg was a regionally-used English oil wick cap lamp that was popular in the Welsh anthracite coalfields from the 1850s through the early part of the 20th century. The lamp consisted of a bulbous tin or brass oil reservoir (ball) with wick that screwed onto a hollow tin or brass handle (peg) that was affixed to the miner’s cap by a loop to hold the handle. Today these lamps are quite rare although collectors should be cautiously aware that modern reproductions are being touted and sold as authentic. The spherical ball was equipped with screw threads at both the top and bottom. A threaded closed tube (peg) could be attached to the bottom as a handle or to the top to cover the wick so the lamp could be carried in the miner’s pocket to avoid spilling fuel. The lamp shown is all steel except for the brass threads on the ball and peg and a brass cap inside the peg. The height is 5 in. with a ball consisting of two half spheres 2 1/4 in. in diameter which are joined at a seam that is crimped and soldered about the circumference of the ball. A 2 3/8 in. peg can be screwed to the bottom of the ball or to the wick top. This lamp was formerly in the collections of Nick Carruth and Tony Moon. See Johnson, Eureka, October 2008 BALL AND PEG LAMP - The ball and peg was a regionally-used English oil wick cap lamp that was popular in the Welsh anthracite coalfields from the 1850s through the early part of the 20th century. The lamp consisted of a bulbous tin or brass oil reservoir (ball) with wick that screwed onto a hollow tin or brass handle (peg) that was affixed to the miner’s cap by a loop to hold the handle. Today these lamps are quite rare although collectors should be cautiously aware that modern reproductions are being touted and sold as authentic. The spherical ball was equipped with screw threads at both the top and bottom. A threaded closed tube (peg) could be attached to the bottom as a handle or to the top to cover the wick so the lamp could be carried in the miner’s pocket to avoid spilling fuel. The lamp shown is all steel except for the brass threads on the ball and peg and a brass cap inside the peg. The height is 5 in. with a ball consisting of two half spheres 2 1/4 in. in diameter which are joined at a seam that is crimped and soldered about the circumference of the ball. A 2 3/8 in. peg can be screwed to the bottom of the ball or to the wick top. This lamp was formerly in the collections of Nick Carruth and Tony Moon. See Johnson, Eureka, October 2008 slides/Ball and Peg Closeup of Ball.jpg slides/Ball and Peg with Wick Covered.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BALL AND PEG LAMP - The ball and peg was a regionally-used English oil wick cap lamp that was popular in the Welsh anthracite coalfields from the 1850s through the early part of the 20th century. The lamp consisted of a bulbous tin or brass oil reservoir (ball) with wick that screwed onto a hollow tin or brass handle (peg) that was affixed to the miner’s cap by a loop to hold the handle. Today these lamps are quite rare although collectors should be cautiously aware that modern reproductions are being touted and sold as authentic. The spherical ball was equipped with screw threads at both the top and bottom. A threaded closed tube (peg) could be attached to the bottom as a handle or to the top to cover the wick so the lamp could be carried in the miner’s pocket to avoid spilling fuel. The lamp shown is all steel except for the brass threads on the ball and peg and a brass cap inside the peg. The height is 5 in. with a ball consisting of two half spheres 2 1/4 in. in diameter which are joined at a seam that is crimped and soldered about the circumference of the ball. A 2 3/8 in. peg can be screwed to the bottom of the ball or to the wick top. This lamp was formerly in the collections of Nick Carruth and Tony Moon. See Johnson, Eureka, October 2008 BALL AND PEG LAMP - The ball and peg was a regionally-used English oil wick cap lamp that was popular in the Welsh anthracite coalfields from the 1850s through the early part of the 20th century. The lamp consisted of a bulbous tin or brass oil reservoir (ball) with wick that screwed onto a hollow tin or brass handle (peg) that was affixed to the miner’s cap by a loop to hold the handle. Today these lamps are quite rare although collectors should be cautiously aware that modern reproductions are being touted and sold as authentic. The spherical ball was equipped with screw threads at both the top and bottom. A threaded closed tube (peg) could be attached to the bottom as a handle or to the top to cover the wick so the lamp could be carried in the miner’s pocket to avoid spilling fuel. The lamp shown is all steel except for the brass threads on the ball and peg and a brass cap inside the peg. The height is 5 in. with a ball consisting of two half spheres 2 1/4 in. in diameter which are joined at a seam that is crimped and soldered about the circumference of the ball. A 2 3/8 in. peg can be screwed to the bottom of the ball or to the wick top. This lamp was formerly in the collections of Nick Carruth and Tony Moon. See Johnson, Eureka, October 2008 slides/Ball and Peg with Wick Covered.jpg slides/Berzelius Assay Mining Lamp Leadville Office.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BERZELIUS LAMP - Berzelius lamp with Argand burner, for alcohol or kerosene, all copper, with adjustable wick holder, from old Leadville assay office at 110 5th Street (lamp shown as no.5070 pg. 313 in 1913 Denver Fire Clay Co. Catalog) BERZELIUS LAMP - Berzelius lamp with Argand burner, for alcohol or kerosene, all copper, with adjustable wick holder, from old Leadville assay office at 110 5th Street (lamp shown as no.5070 pg. 313 in 1913 Denver Fire Clay Co. Catalog) slides/Berzelius Assay Mining Lamp Leadville Office.jpg slides/Blende Front.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] slides/Blende Front.JPG slides/Miners with Blende lamps.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 German miners at the Marcus Semmler tunnel, Schneeberg, ca. 1880 (from Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, p 36) German miners at the Marcus Semmler tunnel, Schneeberg, ca. 1880 (from Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, p 36) slides/Miners with Blende lamps.JPG slides/Copy of Blende LSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] slides/Copy of Blende LSide.JPG slides/Blende RSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] slides/Blende RSide.JPG slides/Blende Coo Coo Removed.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] slides/Blende Coo Coo Removed.JPG slides/Blende Back.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] slides/Blende Back.JPG slides/Blende Coo Coo LSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] slides/Blende Coo Coo LSide.JPG slides/Blende Coo Coo RSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] BLENDE LAMP - Freiberger-type Blende lamp, open front screen, wooden box lined with sheet brass, with copper hook and brass coo-coo oil wick lamp and candle sleeve, 9 3/8 in. H x 4 in. W x 3 1/8 in. D, ex-Hans-Joachim Weinberg collection [The Blende style lamp was used by German miners as early as the mid-1700s and continued in use in the Saxon Erzgebirge silver mining region until the early 20th century. The basic Blende was a wooden box with an open front and a top rounded in a semi-circle shape. The 1/4 in. wooden walls were lined with sheet copper or brass to protect the wood from the flame’s heat and to provide a reflective surface for the lamp. It was equipped with a full-length hook on the back side either for hand carrying, hanging from an ore cart or hanging from a leather thong around the miner’s neck. While the term Blende only applies to the wooden box, the actual lighting device was either a candle (mounted in a metal candle sleeve) or a spherical-shaped brass oil wick lamp called a coo-coo lamp. Later models of Blende lamps were equipped with a sliding door with a glass window which could be stowed in a slot on the backside. Blende lamps with both a candle sleeve and a coo-coo lamp and an open front are early models and extremely difficult to find. The typical coo-coo lamp mounted inside the Blende included a spherical chamber for oil or lard, a wick spout near the top and a filler opening stoppered by a cork or chain-mounted metal cap. A cylindrical female connector was attached to the base for mounting on a plug or post on the bottom of the Blende. Miners occasionally removed the coo-coo lamp from the Blende and, using a lump of clay, could affix the lamp nearer the work surface. The Blende is best known from the Freiberg mining district of Saxony but its use is also known from the Saxon coal mines near Lugar, Zwickau and Plauen. The Blende was a rather fragile device and many were broken or destroyed through heavy use. As a result, few have survived and nice examples in good condition are exceedingly rare. See Zecha, Mining Artifact Collector #15, pp 34-36 and Pohs, The Miner’s Flame Light Book, pp 104-110] slides/Blende Coo Coo RSide.JPG slides/Braimes Lever Lid.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BRAIMES LEVER LID - Braimes steel lamp, 4 in. to top and 4 ½ in. base dia., marked on top BRAIMES LEVER LID LAMP, with chain and wick pick, unfired condition BRAIMES LEVER LID - Braimes steel lamp, 4 in. to top and 4 ½ in. base dia., marked on top BRAIMES LEVER LID LAMP, with chain and wick pick, unfired condition slides/Braimes Lever Lid.JPG slides/Braimes Torch.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 BRAIMES TORCH - Unmarked Braimes torch lamp, brass screw lid and large handle, with wick pick, new old stock BRAIMES TORCH - Unmarked Braimes torch lamp, brass screw lid and large handle, with wick pick, new old stock slides/Braimes Torch.JPG slides/Crown Mule Lamp.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 CROWN MULE LAMP - Tin/brass mule lamp, 3 in. base dia., 4 ½ in. high to lid, knobbed cap, marked with 1908 & 1909 Crown patent dates on lid (The Crown label lamps were made in a large number of models, second only to Trethaway Bros.; Christopher George of Hazleton, PA started making oil wick lamps in 1884 (check the C. George lamps shown elsewhere on my site); in 1908, George sold his business to William Tunnessen also of Hazleton; Tunnessen owned the Crown trademark and two patents dated May 26, 1908 for a separately applied collar cap and hinge and April 20, 1909 for flat smooth cap and spout protector wire boot kick; the Tunnessen firm stopped making mining lamps in 1925; see Johnson, Eureka #17, pp 2-9; note that Tunnessen also manufactured Crown private label lamps for Cambria-Central Supply Co., Cruso-H.S.B. & Co., F. Beiter, General Supply Co., M & O, Punxsutawney Hardware Co., Logan-Gregg Hardware Co. and Tracy Wells Co., most of which are pictured on my website) CROWN MULE LAMP - Tin/brass mule lamp, 3 in. base dia., 4 ½ in. high to lid, knobbed cap, marked with 1908 & 1909 Crown patent dates on lid (The Crown label lamps were made in a large number of models, second only to Trethaway Bros.; Christopher George of Hazleton, PA started making oil wick lamps in 1884 (check the C. George lamps shown elsewhere on my site); in 1908, George sold his business to William Tunnessen also of Hazleton; Tunnessen owned the Crown trademark and two patents dated May 26, 1908 for a separately applied collar cap and hinge and April 20, 1909 for flat smooth cap and spout protector wire boot kick; the Tunnessen firm stopped making mining lamps in 1925; see Johnson, Eureka #17, pp 2-9; note that Tunnessen also manufactured Crown private label lamps for Cambria-Central Supply Co., Cruso-H.S.B. & Co., F. Beiter, General Supply Co., M & O, Punxsutawney Hardware Co., Logan-Gregg Hardware Co. and Tracy Wells Co., most of which are pictured on my website) slides/Crown Mule Lamp.jpg slides/Double Crusie Oil Lamp.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 DOUBLE CRUSIE LAMP - Open pan oil lamp, cast iron primitive lamp dating to late 18th/early 19th century, of Celtic origin called crusie lamp, double bowl with rack adjustment for upper bowl, 5 1/4 in. long decorative hook, bottom bowl 2 1/8 in. by 4 1/4 in. and overall height 12 1/4 in. with hook extended (The double crusie lamp is primarily a domestic lamp with origins in Scotland and Ireland. They were brought to the US by immigrants where the double bowl variety was called a phoebe lamp; the upper bowl contained oil with a floating cloth wick and the bottom bowl caught the fuel drippings. A toothed arm to slant the upper bowl was used to keep the fuel at the wick; although used for domestic purposes, the double crusie lamp undoubtedly found use in the mines.) DOUBLE CRUSIE LAMP - Open pan oil lamp, cast iron primitive lamp dating to late 18th/early 19th century, of Celtic origin called crusie lamp, double bowl with rack adjustment for upper bowl, 5 1/4 in. long decorative hook, bottom bowl 2 1/8 in. by 4 1/4 in. and overall height 12 1/4 in. with hook extended (The double crusie lamp is primarily a domestic lamp with origins in Scotland and Ireland. They were brought to the US by immigrants where the double bowl variety was called a phoebe lamp; the upper bowl contained oil with a floating cloth wick and the bottom bowl caught the fuel drippings. A toothed arm to slant the upper bowl was used to keep the fuel at the wick; although used for domestic purposes, the double crusie lamp undoubtedly found use in the mines.) slides/Double Crusie Oil Lamp.JPG slides/Fries Oil Lamp.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 FRIES PATENT LAMP - Cast iron oil lamp, font 2 in. high and 2 3/4 in. dia with brass burner screw and burner assembly with wick, 12 in. pivotting hanger arm with pointed tip and hook, patented by Lorenz P. Fries, St. Louis, MO as Patent No. 187,839 on Feb. 27,1877, ex-Tony Moon collection (This patented oil lamp was of such a robust design that the inventor claimed it could be “dropped with impunity with no concern with breakage and without any oil leakage.” The patent specification noted that the lamp was of the type used by brewers and others. It is thought that it made its way into the mines due to its robust construction and pointed/hooked hanger arm.) SEE THE FRIES PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC FRIES PATENT LAMP - Cast iron oil lamp, font 2 in. high and 2 3/4 in. dia with brass burner screw and burner assembly with wick, 12 in. pivotting hanger arm with pointed tip and hook, patented by Lorenz P. Fries, St. Louis, MO as Patent No. 187,839 on Feb. 27,1877, ex-Tony Moon collection (This patented oil lamp was of such a robust design that the inventor claimed it could be “dropped with impunity with no concern with breakage and without any oil leakage.” The patent specification noted that the lamp was of the type used by brewers and others. It is thought that it made its way into the mines due to its robust construction and pointed/hooked hanger arm.) SEE THE FRIES PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC slides/Fries Oil Lamp.JPG slides/Fries Oil Lamp Patent.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 slides/Fries Oil Lamp Patent.JPG slides/Frog Lamp.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 FROG LAMP - Iron and brass lamp with brass shield and brass heart-shaped latch handle, marked on shield with classic German GLUCK AUF with crossed hammers underneath, iron font 3 1/4 by 4 1/4 in. and 4 1/4 in. to top of shield, complete with chain and wick pick FROG LAMP - Iron and brass lamp with brass shield and brass heart-shaped latch handle, marked on shield with classic German GLUCK AUF with crossed hammers underneath, iron font 3 1/4 by 4 1/4 in. and 4 1/4 in. to top of shield, complete with chain and wick pick slides/Frog Lamp.jpg slides/Giesser Lamp.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 GIESSER LAMP - German cast iron Giesser lamp with brass filler cap/wick tube, cast iron bail inserted in slot at back of font, includes classic hook, used in late 1800s (Pohs), 4 1/2 in. to top of bail and 3 in. wide font GIESSER LAMP - German cast iron Giesser lamp with brass filler cap/wick tube, cast iron bail inserted in slot at back of font, includes classic hook, used in late 1800s (Pohs), 4 1/2 in. to top of bail and 3 in. wide font slides/Giesser Lamp.jpg slides/Mule Lamp I.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 TIN MULE LAMP - Tin mule lamp with screw lid, 4 in. to lid top, 2 5/8 in. base dia, double spout, unmarked, unfired condition; acquired from Tim Bonelli TIN MULE LAMP - Tin mule lamp with screw lid, 4 in. to lid top, 2 5/8 in. base dia, double spout, unmarked, unfired condition; acquired from Tim Bonelli slides/Mule Lamp I.JPG slides/Mule Lamp II.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 TIN MULE LAMP II - Tin mule lamp, unmarked, 4 ¼ in. tall, 3 1/8 in. base dia., with wick and screw cap TIN MULE LAMP II - Tin mule lamp, unmarked, 4 ¼ in. tall, 3 1/8 in. base dia., with wick and screw cap slides/Mule Lamp II.JPG slides/Mule Lamp III.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 TIN MULE LAMP III - Tin lamp (mule lamp?), unusual cylindrical shape with screw lid and flat base, 3 ½ in. wide, 4 ½ in. tall to lid TIN MULE LAMP III - Tin lamp (mule lamp?), unusual cylindrical shape with screw lid and flat base, 3 ½ in. wide, 4 ½ in. tall to lid slides/Mule Lamp III.JPG slides/Mule Lamp Copper.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 COPPER LAMP - All copper mule lamp with side hook and handle, screw on lid, 5 ¼ in. tall to lid, 4 ¼ in base dia., unmarked COPPER LAMP - All copper mule lamp with side hook and handle, screw on lid, 5 ¼ in. tall to lid, 4 ¼ in base dia., unmarked slides/Mule Lamp Copper.JPG slides/National Carbide Front.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass carbide lantern, 11 3/4 in. tall to handle, marked on brass plaque NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN LINCOLN BUILDING NEW YORK NY, model NC-10, marked PAT. FEB 15, 1927 MADE IN U.S.A. under blue signal glass lens on back (The patent date marked on this lamp refers to patent No. 1,617,432 awarded to Domingo Anglada of New York, NY and assignor to the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. of America, Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 15, 1927. The patent claims for the lamp refer to its use by railroad track walkers, car inspectors, and other subway, railroad and tunnel workers. It likely found its way underground in mining as well. The lamp was undoubtedly made by Wolf for National Carbide. An interesting feature of the lamp is the light channel through the water reservoir whereby the lamp illuminates forward through a glass lens as well as rearward of the flame through the light channel to illuminate a danger signal colored lens at the rear of the lamp.) NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass carbide lantern, 11 3/4 in. tall to handle, marked on brass plaque NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN LINCOLN BUILDING NEW YORK NY, model NC-10, marked PAT. FEB 15, 1927 MADE IN U.S.A. under blue signal glass lens on back (The patent date marked on this lamp refers to patent No. 1,617,432 awarded to Domingo Anglada of New York, NY and assignor to the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. of America, Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 15, 1927. The patent claims for the lamp refer to its use by railroad track walkers, car inspectors, and other subway, railroad and tunnel workers. It likely found its way underground in mining as well. The lamp was undoubtedly made by Wolf for National Carbide. An interesting feature of the lamp is the light channel through the water reservoir whereby the lamp illuminates forward through a glass lens as well as rearward of the flame through the light channel to illuminate a danger signal colored lens at the rear of the lamp.) slides/National Carbide Front.JPG slides/National Carbide Back.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass carbide lantern, 11 3/4 in. tall to handle, marked on brass plaque NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN LINCOLN BUILDING NEW YORK NY, model NC-10, marked PAT. FEB 15, 1927 MADE IN U.S.A. under blue signal glass lens on back (The patent date marked on this lamp refers to patent No. 1,617,432 awarded to Domingo Anglada of New York, NY and assignor to the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. of America, Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 15, 1927. The patent claims for the lamp refer to its use by railroad track walkers, car inspectors, and other subway, railroad and tunnel workers. It likely found its way underground in mining as well. The lamp was undoubtedly made by Wolf for National Carbide. An interesting feature of the lamp is the light channel through the water reservoir whereby the lamp illuminates forward through a glass lens as well as rearward of the flame through the light channel to illuminate a danger signal colored lens at the rear of the lamp.) NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass carbide lantern, 11 3/4 in. tall to handle, marked on brass plaque NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN LINCOLN BUILDING NEW YORK NY, model NC-10, marked PAT. FEB 15, 1927 MADE IN U.S.A. under blue signal glass lens on back (The patent date marked on this lamp refers to patent No. 1,617,432 awarded to Domingo Anglada of New York, NY and assignor to the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. of America, Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 15, 1927. The patent claims for the lamp refer to its use by railroad track walkers, car inspectors, and other subway, railroad and tunnel workers. It likely found its way underground in mining as well. The lamp was undoubtedly made by Wolf for National Carbide. An interesting feature of the lamp is the light channel through the water reservoir whereby the lamp illuminates forward through a glass lens as well as rearward of the flame through the light channel to illuminate a danger signal colored lens at the rear of the lamp.) slides/National Carbide Back.JPG slides/National Carbide Open.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass carbide lantern, 11 3/4 in. tall to handle, marked on brass plaque NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN LINCOLN BUILDING NEW YORK NY, model NC-10, marked PAT. FEB 15, 1927 MADE IN U.S.A. under blue signal glass lens on back (The patent date marked on this lamp refers to patent No. 1,617,432 awarded to Domingo Anglada of New York, NY and assignor to the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. of America, Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 15, 1927. The patent claims for the lamp refer to its use by railroad track walkers, car inspectors, and other subway, railroad and tunnel workers. It likely found its way underground in mining as well. The lamp was undoubtedly made by Wolf for National Carbide. An interesting feature of the lamp is the light channel through the water reservoir whereby the lamp illuminates forward through a glass lens as well as rearward of the flame through the light channel to illuminate a danger signal colored lens at the rear of the lamp.) NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass carbide lantern, 11 3/4 in. tall to handle, marked on brass plaque NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN LINCOLN BUILDING NEW YORK NY, model NC-10, marked PAT. FEB 15, 1927 MADE IN U.S.A. under blue signal glass lens on back (The patent date marked on this lamp refers to patent No. 1,617,432 awarded to Domingo Anglada of New York, NY and assignor to the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. of America, Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 15, 1927. The patent claims for the lamp refer to its use by railroad track walkers, car inspectors, and other subway, railroad and tunnel workers. It likely found its way underground in mining as well. The lamp was undoubtedly made by Wolf for National Carbide. An interesting feature of the lamp is the light channel through the water reservoir whereby the lamp illuminates forward through a glass lens as well as rearward of the flame through the light channel to illuminate a danger signal colored lens at the rear of the lamp.) slides/National Carbide Open.JPG slides/National Carbide Patent Date.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass carbide lantern, 11 3/4 in. tall to handle, marked on brass plaque NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN LINCOLN BUILDING NEW YORK NY, model NC-10, marked PAT. FEB 15, 1927 MADE IN U.S.A. under blue signal glass lens on back (The patent date marked on this lamp refers to patent No. 1,617,432 awarded to Domingo Anglada of New York, NY and assignor to the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. of America, Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 15, 1927. The patent claims for the lamp refer to its use by railroad track walkers, car inspectors, and other subway, railroad and tunnel workers. It likely found its way underground in mining as well. The lamp was undoubtedly made by Wolf for National Carbide. An interesting feature of the lamp is the light channel through the water reservoir whereby the lamp illuminates forward through a glass lens as well as rearward of the flame through the light channel to illuminate a danger signal colored lens at the rear of the lamp.) NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass carbide lantern, 11 3/4 in. tall to handle, marked on brass plaque NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN LINCOLN BUILDING NEW YORK NY, model NC-10, marked PAT. FEB 15, 1927 MADE IN U.S.A. under blue signal glass lens on back (The patent date marked on this lamp refers to patent No. 1,617,432 awarded to Domingo Anglada of New York, NY and assignor to the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. of America, Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 15, 1927. The patent claims for the lamp refer to its use by railroad track walkers, car inspectors, and other subway, railroad and tunnel workers. It likely found its way underground in mining as well. The lamp was undoubtedly made by Wolf for National Carbide. An interesting feature of the lamp is the light channel through the water reservoir whereby the lamp illuminates forward through a glass lens as well as rearward of the flame through the light channel to illuminate a danger signal colored lens at the rear of the lamp.) slides/National Carbide Patent Date.JPG slides/National Carbide Marking.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass carbide lantern, 11 3/4 in. tall to handle, marked on brass plaque NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN LINCOLN BUILDING NEW YORK NY, model NC-10, marked PAT. FEB 15, 1927 MADE IN U.S.A. under blue signal glass lens on back (The patent date marked on this lamp refers to patent No. 1,617,432 awarded to Domingo Anglada of New York, NY and assignor to the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. of America, Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 15, 1927. The patent claims for the lamp refer to its use by railroad track walkers, car inspectors, and other subway, railroad and tunnel workers. It likely found its way underground in mining as well. The lamp was undoubtedly made by Wolf for National Carbide. An interesting feature of the lamp is the light channel through the water reservoir whereby the lamp illuminates forward through a glass lens as well as rearward of the flame through the light channel to illuminate a danger signal colored lens at the rear of the lamp.) NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass carbide lantern, 11 3/4 in. tall to handle, marked on brass plaque NATIONAL CARBIDE LANTERN LINCOLN BUILDING NEW YORK NY, model NC-10, marked PAT. FEB 15, 1927 MADE IN U.S.A. under blue signal glass lens on back (The patent date marked on this lamp refers to patent No. 1,617,432 awarded to Domingo Anglada of New York, NY and assignor to the Wolf Safety Lamp Co. of America, Brooklyn, NY on Feb. 15, 1927. The patent claims for the lamp refer to its use by railroad track walkers, car inspectors, and other subway, railroad and tunnel workers. It likely found its way underground in mining as well. The lamp was undoubtedly made by Wolf for National Carbide. An interesting feature of the lamp is the light channel through the water reservoir whereby the lamp illuminates forward through a glass lens as well as rearward of the flame through the light channel to illuminate a danger signal colored lens at the rear of the lamp.) slides/National Carbide Marking.JPG slides/Anglada Illuminating and Signal Lamp Patent I.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 Domingo Anglada's patent part I for the illuminating and signal lamp. Domingo Anglada's patent part I for the illuminating and signal lamp. slides/Anglada Illuminating and Signal Lamp Patent I.JPG slides/Anglada Illuminating and Signal Lamp Patent II.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 Domingo Anglada's patent part II for the illuminating and signal lamp. Domingo Anglada's patent part II for the illuminating and signal lamp. slides/Anglada Illuminating and Signal Lamp Patent II.JPG slides/Oxweld Front.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD RAILROAD LAMP, NO. 2155, PATENT NO. 1605505 on top brass plate (Although clearly marked as a railroad lamp, it's highly likely that these lamps were also used underground. Patent No. 1605505 refers to the spring water feed mechanism awarded to John M. Brock of Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 2, 1926. Brock was one of the original founders of the Dewar Manufacturing Co. in 1914. This same patent marking occurs on the Dew-R-Lite superintendent-style hand lamp shown in my hand lamp section. The pic of the bottom and water feed tube of this lamp is identical to that of the Dew-R-Lite lamp. It would appear that Dewar manufactured this lamp for the Oxweld Company.) OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD RAILROAD LAMP, NO. 2155, PATENT NO. 1605505 on top brass plate (Although clearly marked as a railroad lamp, it's highly likely that these lamps were also used underground. Patent No. 1605505 refers to the spring water feed mechanism awarded to John M. Brock of Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 2, 1926. Brock was one of the original founders of the Dewar Manufacturing Co. in 1914. This same patent marking occurs on the Dew-R-Lite superintendent-style hand lamp shown in my hand lamp section. The pic of the bottom and water feed tube of this lamp is identical to that of the Dew-R-Lite lamp. It would appear that Dewar manufactured this lamp for the Oxweld Company.) slides/Oxweld Front.JPG slides/Oxweld Side.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD RAILROAD LAMP, NO. 2155, PATENT NO. 1605505 on top brass plate (Although clearly marked as a railroad lamp, it's highly likely that these lamps were also used underground. Patent No. 1605505 refers to the spring water feed mechanism awarded to John M. Brock of Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 2, 1926. Brock was one of the original founders of the Dewar Manufacturing Co. in 1914. This same patent marking occurs on the Dew-R-Lite superintendent-style hand lamp shown in my hand lamp section. The pic of the bottom and water feed tube of this lamp is identical to that of the Dew-R-Lite lamp. It would appear that Dewar manufactured this lamp for the Oxweld Company.) OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD RAILROAD LAMP, NO. 2155, PATENT NO. 1605505 on top brass plate (Although clearly marked as a railroad lamp, it's highly likely that these lamps were also used underground. Patent No. 1605505 refers to the spring water feed mechanism awarded to John M. Brock of Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 2, 1926. Brock was one of the original founders of the Dewar Manufacturing Co. in 1914. This same patent marking occurs on the Dew-R-Lite superintendent-style hand lamp shown in my hand lamp section. The pic of the bottom and water feed tube of this lamp is identical to that of the Dew-R-Lite lamp. It would appear that Dewar manufactured this lamp for the Oxweld Company.) slides/Oxweld Side.JPG slides/Oxweld Back.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD RAILROAD LAMP, NO. 2155, PATENT NO. 1605505 on top brass plate (Although clearly marked as a railroad lamp, it's highly likely that these lamps were also used underground. Patent No. 1605505 refers to the spring water feed mechanism awarded to John M. Brock of Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 2, 1926. Brock was one of the original founders of the Dewar Manufacturing Co. in 1914. This same patent marking occurs on the Dew-R-Lite superintendent-style hand lamp shown in my hand lamp section. The pic of the bottom and water feed tube of this lamp is identical to that of the Dew-R-Lite lamp. It would appear that Dewar manufactured this lamp for the Oxweld Company.) OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD RAILROAD LAMP, NO. 2155, PATENT NO. 1605505 on top brass plate (Although clearly marked as a railroad lamp, it's highly likely that these lamps were also used underground. Patent No. 1605505 refers to the spring water feed mechanism awarded to John M. Brock of Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 2, 1926. Brock was one of the original founders of the Dewar Manufacturing Co. in 1914. This same patent marking occurs on the Dew-R-Lite superintendent-style hand lamp shown in my hand lamp section. The pic of the bottom and water feed tube of this lamp is identical to that of the Dew-R-Lite lamp. It would appear that Dewar manufactured this lamp for the Oxweld Company.) slides/Oxweld Back.JPG slides/Oxweld Marking.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD RAILROAD LAMP, NO. 2155, PATENT NO. 1605505 on top brass plate (Although clearly marked as a railroad lamp, it's highly likely that these lamps were also used underground. Patent No. 1605505 refers to the spring water feed mechanism awarded to John M. Brock of Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 2, 1926. Brock was one of the original founders of the Dewar Manufacturing Co. in 1914. This same patent marking occurs on the Dew-R-Lite superintendent-style hand lamp shown in my hand lamp section. The pic of the bottom and water feed tube of this lamp is identical to that of the Dew-R-Lite lamp. It would appear that Dewar manufactured this lamp for the Oxweld Company.) OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD RAILROAD LAMP, NO. 2155, PATENT NO. 1605505 on top brass plate (Although clearly marked as a railroad lamp, it's highly likely that these lamps were also used underground. Patent No. 1605505 refers to the spring water feed mechanism awarded to John M. Brock of Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 2, 1926. Brock was one of the original founders of the Dewar Manufacturing Co. in 1914. This same patent marking occurs on the Dew-R-Lite superintendent-style hand lamp shown in my hand lamp section. The pic of the bottom and water feed tube of this lamp is identical to that of the Dew-R-Lite lamp. It would appear that Dewar manufactured this lamp for the Oxweld Company.) slides/Oxweld Marking.JPG slides/Oxweld Bottom.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD RAILROAD LAMP, NO. 2155, PATENT NO. 1605505 on top brass plate (Although clearly marked as a railroad lamp, it's highly likely that these lamps were also used underground. Patent No. 1605505 refers to the spring water feed mechanism awarded to John M. Brock of Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 2, 1926. Brock was one of the original founders of the Dewar Manufacturing Co. in 1914. This same patent marking occurs on the Dew-R-Lite superintendent-style hand lamp shown in my hand lamp section. The pic of the bottom and water feed tube of this lamp is identical to that of the Dew-R-Lite lamp. It would appear that Dewar manufactured this lamp for the Oxweld Company.) OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD CARBIDE LANTERN - Brass and steel railroad lamp, 6 in. diameter at base, 10 1/4 in. tall, wood on handle, 4 in. dia. concave glass lens, marked OXWELD RAILROAD LAMP, NO. 2155, PATENT NO. 1605505 on top brass plate (Although clearly marked as a railroad lamp, it's highly likely that these lamps were also used underground. Patent No. 1605505 refers to the spring water feed mechanism awarded to John M. Brock of Brooklyn, NY on Nov. 2, 1926. Brock was one of the original founders of the Dewar Manufacturing Co. in 1914. This same patent marking occurs on the Dew-R-Lite superintendent-style hand lamp shown in my hand lamp section. The pic of the bottom and water feed tube of this lamp is identical to that of the Dew-R-Lite lamp. It would appear that Dewar manufactured this lamp for the Oxweld Company.) slides/Oxweld Bottom.JPG slides/Brock Spring Float Feed Patent.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 John Brock's spring float feed patent referred to on the Oxweld lamp marking. John Brock's spring float feed patent referred to on the Oxweld lamp marking. slides/Brock Spring Float Feed Patent.JPG slides/Shielded Oilwick Leadville.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 LEADVILLE TORCH LAMP - Unmarked torch lamp, tin-plated steel, screw lid with folding hand handle and hook, large shield, 7 in. tall, made in Leadville, CO; ex-Dave Johnson collection LEADVILLE TORCH LAMP - Unmarked torch lamp, tin-plated steel, screw lid with folding hand handle and hook, large shield, 7 in. tall, made in Leadville, CO; ex-Dave Johnson collection slides/Shielded Oilwick Leadville.jpg slides/Tunnel Lamp.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 TUNNEL LAMP - Cast iron tunnel oil lamp, 4 1/2 in. dia and 1 1/4 in. thick, classicGerman rooster lid lock, 6 1/2 in. swivel joint bail, decorative hook 14 1/2 in. long, no marking; ex-Walt Goetz collection TUNNEL LAMP - Cast iron tunnel oil lamp, 4 1/2 in. dia and 1 1/4 in. thick, classicGerman rooster lid lock, 6 1/2 in. swivel joint bail, decorative hook 14 1/2 in. long, no marking; ex-Walt Goetz collection slides/Tunnel Lamp.JPG slides/Wells Miners Lamp No 29 LSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 WELLS MINER'S LAMP NO. 29 - Cast iron oil lamp, 5 1/4 in. long, 5 1/4 in. high to top of shield, 3 3/4 in. base dia., marked WELLS’ NO. 29 UNBREAKABLE MINER’S LAMP on one side and A.C. WELLS & CO. STRENGTH & DURABILITY on other, complete with wick pick, chain and hook, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England, ex-Steve Lindberg collection (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A (as shown elsewhere in my pics), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29 as shown here, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) WELLS MINER'S LAMP NO. 29 - Cast iron oil lamp, 5 1/4 in. long, 5 1/4 in. high to top of shield, 3 3/4 in. base dia., marked WELLS’ NO. 29 UNBREAKABLE MINER’S LAMP on one side and A.C. WELLS & CO. STRENGTH & DURABILITY on other, complete with wick pick, chain and hook, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England, ex-Steve Lindberg collection (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A (as shown elsewhere in my pics), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29 as shown here, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) slides/Wells Miners Lamp No 29 LSide.JPG slides/1915 Wells Catalogue Showing No. 29 Miners Lamp.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 1915 WELLS CATALOGUE SHOWING NO. 29 MINER'S LAMP 1915 WELLS CATALOGUE SHOWING NO. 29 MINER'S LAMP slides/1915 Wells Catalogue Showing No. 29 Miners Lamp.jpg slides/Wells Miners Lamp No 29 RSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 WELLS MINER'S LAMP NO. 29 - Cast iron oil lamp, 5 1/4 in. long, 5 1/4 in. high to top of shield, 3 3/4 in. base dia., marked WELLS’ NO. 29 UNBREAKABLE MINER’S LAMP on one side and A.C. WELLS & CO. STRENGTH & DURABILITY on other, complete with wick pick, chain and hook, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England, ex-Steve Lindberg collection (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A (as shown elsewhere in my pics), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29 as shown here, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) WELLS MINER'S LAMP NO. 29 - Cast iron oil lamp, 5 1/4 in. long, 5 1/4 in. high to top of shield, 3 3/4 in. base dia., marked WELLS’ NO. 29 UNBREAKABLE MINER’S LAMP on one side and A.C. WELLS & CO. STRENGTH & DURABILITY on other, complete with wick pick, chain and hook, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England, ex-Steve Lindberg collection (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A (as shown elsewhere in my pics), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29 as shown here, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) slides/Wells Miners Lamp No 29 RSide.JPG slides/Wells No. 5A Single Torch LSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 WELLS SINGLE TORCH NO. 5A - Cast iron oil lamp, 6 1/2 in. long, marked PATENT WELLS SINGLE TORCH LAMP, A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 5A on one side and STRENGTH DURABILITY NO. 5A TRADE MARK on other, marked with an initial N etched into body, equipped with threaded hook filling top, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A (as shown here), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) WELLS SINGLE TORCH NO. 5A - Cast iron oil lamp, 6 1/2 in. long, marked PATENT WELLS SINGLE TORCH LAMP, A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 5A on one side and STRENGTH DURABILITY NO. 5A TRADE MARK on other, marked with an initial N etched into body, equipped with threaded hook filling top, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A (as shown here), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) slides/Wells No. 5A Single Torch LSide.jpg slides/Wells No. 5A Single Torch RSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 WELLS SINGLE TORCH NO. 5A - Cast iron oil lamp, 6 1/2 in. long, marked PATENT WELLS SINGLE TORCH LAMP, A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 5A on one side and STRENGTH DURABILITY NO. 5A TRADE MARK on other, marked with an initial N etched into body, equipped with threaded hook filling top, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A (as shown here), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) WELLS SINGLE TORCH NO. 5A - Cast iron oil lamp, 6 1/2 in. long, marked PATENT WELLS SINGLE TORCH LAMP, A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 5A on one side and STRENGTH DURABILITY NO. 5A TRADE MARK on other, marked with an initial N etched into body, equipped with threaded hook filling top, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A (as shown here), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) slides/Wells No. 5A Single Torch RSide.jpg slides/1915 Wells Catalogue Showing Single Torch and Moulder's Lamps.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 1915 WELLS CATALOGUE SHOWING NO. 5A SINGLE TORCH AND NO. 20 MOULDERS LAMPS 1915 WELLS CATALOGUE SHOWING NO. 5A SINGLE TORCH AND NO. 20 MOULDERS LAMPS slides/1915 Wells Catalogue Showing Single Torch and Moulder's Lamps.jpg slides/Wells No. 5B Single Torch LSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 WELLS SINGLE TORCH NO. 5B - Cast iron oil lamp, 7 in. long, marked WELLS' SINGLE TORCH LAMP, A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 5B on one side and STRENGTH AND DURABILITY on other, large malleable iron hook, holds one pint of fuel vs the No. 5A which holds three-quarter pint of fuel, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A, and 5B (as shown here), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) WELLS SINGLE TORCH NO. 5B - Cast iron oil lamp, 7 in. long, marked WELLS' SINGLE TORCH LAMP, A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 5B on one side and STRENGTH AND DURABILITY on other, large malleable iron hook, holds one pint of fuel vs the No. 5A which holds three-quarter pint of fuel, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A, and 5B (as shown here), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) slides/Wells No. 5B Single Torch LSide.jpg slides/Wells No. 5B Single Torch RSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 WELLS SINGLE TORCH NO. 5B - Cast iron oil lamp, 7 in. long, marked WELLS' SINGLE TORCH LAMP, A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 5B on one side and STRENGTH AND DURABILITY on other, large malleable iron hook, holds one pint of fuel vs the No. 5A which holds three-quarter pint of fuel, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A, and 5B (as shown here), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) WELLS SINGLE TORCH NO. 5B - Cast iron oil lamp, 7 in. long, marked WELLS' SINGLE TORCH LAMP, A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 5B on one side and STRENGTH AND DURABILITY on other, large malleable iron hook, holds one pint of fuel vs the No. 5A which holds three-quarter pint of fuel, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England (Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A, and 5B (as shown here), 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. A copy of the 1915 Wells Light Catalog including many of these lamps is provided in the catalog section of my website. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) slides/Wells No. 5B Single Torch RSide.jpg slides/Wells No. 20 Moulders Lamp LSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 WELLS MOULDERS NO. 20 LAMP - Cast iron oil lamp, 6 in. long, 3 3/4 in. base dia., marked A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 20 on one side and WELLS’ UNBREAKABLE MOULDERS LAMP on other, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England WELLS MOULDERS NO. 20 LAMP - Cast iron oil lamp, 6 in. long, 3 3/4 in. base dia., marked A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 20 on one side and WELLS’ UNBREAKABLE MOULDERS LAMP on other, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England slides/Wells No. 20 Moulders Lamp LSide.JPG slides/Wells No. 20 Moulders Lamp RSide.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 WELLS MOULDERS NO. 20 LAMP - Cast iron oil lamp, 6 in. long, 3 3/4 in. base dia., marked A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 20 on one side and WELLS’ UNBREAKABLE MOULDERS LAMP on other, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England WELLS MOULDERS NO. 20 LAMP - Cast iron oil lamp, 6 in. long, 3 3/4 in. base dia., marked A.C. WELLS & CO. NO. 20 on one side and WELLS’ UNBREAKABLE MOULDERS LAMP on other, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England slides/Wells No. 20 Moulders Lamp RSide.JPG slides/Wells Unbreakable Lamp pic1.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 WELL UNBREAKABLE LAMP - Small size cast iron oil lamp, 4 3/8 in. tall, 2 5/8 in. base dia., marked SAFETY FROM EXPLOSION on one side and WELLS’ PATENT UNBREAKABLE on the other, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England, ex-Dave Thorpe Collection (Of the cast iron oil lamps, the "unbreakables" from the A. C. Wells & Co. are the best known. Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A, 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. The lamp shown here is a small house-style lamp rarely seen but thought to find its way into the mines. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) WELL UNBREAKABLE LAMP - Small size cast iron oil lamp, 4 3/8 in. tall, 2 5/8 in. base dia., marked SAFETY FROM EXPLOSION on one side and WELLS’ PATENT UNBREAKABLE on the other, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England, ex-Dave Thorpe Collection (Of the cast iron oil lamps, the "unbreakables" from the A. C. Wells & Co. are the best known. Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A, 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. The lamp shown here is a small house-style lamp rarely seen but thought to find its way into the mines. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) slides/Wells Unbreakable Lamp pic1.JPG slides/Wells Unbreakable Lamp pic2.html# Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:49:14 -0600 WELL UNBREAKABLE LAMP - Small size cast iron oil lamp, 4 3/8 in. tall, 2 5/8 in. base dia., marked SAFETY FROM EXPLOSION on one side and WELLS’ PATENT UNBREAKABLE on the other, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England, ex-Dave Thorpe Collection (Of the cast iron oil lamps, the "unbreakables" from the A. C. Wells & Co. are the best known. Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A, 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. The lamp shown here is a small house-style lamp rarely seen but thought to find its way into the mines. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) WELL UNBREAKABLE LAMP - Small size cast iron oil lamp, 4 3/8 in. tall, 2 5/8 in. base dia., marked SAFETY FROM EXPLOSION on one side and WELLS’ PATENT UNBREAKABLE on the other, made by A. C. Wells & Co. of Manchester, England, ex-Dave Thorpe Collection (Of the cast iron oil lamps, the "unbreakables" from the A. C. Wells & Co. are the best known. Arthur Collings Wells (A. C. Wells) founded the company in 1879 in Manchester, England. The company consisted of the Wells Mechanics Shop and the Wells Unbreakable Pulley Works. During the period of 1883 to 1900, the company applied for numerous patents dealing with industrial and domestic lighting systems and used these patents to produce a wide variety of oil lamps. It is thought the cast iron lamps were manufactured for Wells by the firm Ironfounders Henry Wallwork & Co. also in Manchester while Wells' Co. handled the sales and marketing of the lamps out of offices in both Manchester and London. A characteristic of all Wells' lamps is that the name in bold lettering is cast into the body of the lamp. Notable lamp models from Wells & Co. include the Wells' Engineers Lamp No. 4; Wells' Single Torch Lamps Nos. 5, 5A, 15 and 15A; Wells' Double Torch Lamp No. 6; South American Silver Mining Lamp No. 10; Hanging Lamp No. 16; Moulder's Lamp No. 20; Miner's Lamp No. 29, a design very similar to German frog lamps; and Miner's Lamp No. 32, a tunnel-style lamp. The lamp shown here is a small house-style lamp rarely seen but thought to find its way into the mines. The Wells Co. went out of business in the late 1930s. See Stutzer and Appleton, Eureka #14, pp 24-30) slides/Wells Unbreakable Lamp pic2.JPG