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UMWA Direct Stamping LSide
UMWA Direct Stamping Marking
UMWA Direct Stamping Open
UMWA Banner RSide
UMWA Banner LSide
  UMWA Banner Open.JPG - UMWA BRASS BANNER - Tin and brass lamp, 2 1/2 in. tall to the top of the lid, 1 3/4 in. base dia., 3 3/8 in. long single spout with crimped tip, brass shoulder and brass extended vent tube toward rear of lid, downward sloping brass banner marked U M W A (United Mine Workers of America), unfired condition (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. It is thought these were ordered by the UMWA over the years for advertising purposes and 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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UMWA Lined Banner RSide
UMWA Lined Banner LSide

UMWA Banner Open | UMWA BRASS BANNER - Tin and brass lamp, 2 1/2 in. tall to the top of the lid, 1 3/4 in. base dia., 3 3/8 in. long single spout with crimped tip, brass shoulder and brass extended vent tube toward rear of lid, downward sloping brass banner marked U M W A (United Mine Workers of America), unfired condition (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. It is thought these were ordered by the UMWA over the years for advertising purposes and 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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