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Trethaway Surveyor II
Trethaway Surveyor III
Trethaway Surveyor Hand Lamp with Burner Cover
Trethaway Surveyor Hand Lamp with Handle
Williams Patent
  UMW of A I.JPG - U.M.W.OF A. - U.M.W. of A. (United Mine Workers of America) on brass shield, made by Trethaway, brass sleeve at top; ex-Len Gaska collection (One of the most sought after varieties of wick lamps are those marked with the United Mine Workers of America logo, usually identified with the stampings U.M.W.A. or U.M.W. of A.; a number of different markings exist; most of these lamps were made by the Trethaway Bros. of Parsons, PA, although many of the earlier varieties were not stamped with the company name; these lamps were made at the request of John L. Lewis to be suspended from post drill bits in the redecoration of the U.M.W.A. headquarters in Washington DC; these lamps were not intended for mine use, but over the years these as well as others manufactured by Trethaway did find their way to the mines and were used throughout the coal fields; see Ballard and Podgurski, Mining Artifact Collector #3, pp 17-19)  
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UMW of A I | U.M.W.OF A. - U.M.W. of A. (United Mine Workers of America) on brass shield, made by Trethaway, brass sleeve at top; ex-Len Gaska collection (One of the most sought after varieties of wick lamps are those marked with the United Mine Workers of America logo, usually identified with the stampings U.M.W.A. or U.M.W. of A.; a number of different markings exist; most of these lamps were made by the Trethaway Bros. of Parsons, PA, although many of the earlier varieties were not stamped with the company name; these lamps were made at the request of John L. Lewis to be suspended from post drill bits in the redecoration of the U.M.W.A. headquarters in Washington DC; these lamps were not intended for mine use, but over the years these as well as others manufactured by Trethaway did find their way to the mines and were used throughout the coal fields; see Ballard and Podgurski, Mining Artifact Collector #3, pp 17-19) Download Original Image
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