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![Hughes Vest Pocket Lamp Opened.JPG - VEST POCKET DAVY - Miniature vest pocket Davy safety lamp made by Hughes Bros. Scranton, PA, all brass with steel gauze, 4 3/4 in. to top of hook ring, 1 1/2 in. base dia., marked with letter O on both inside of base and outside edge of base, unmarked otherwise, ex-Larry Click collection [Hughes Bros. made two different miniature safety lamps – a Davy style shown here and a somewhat taller Clanny style. Both are hard to find. While some think these lamps may have been salesman’s samples, it is very clear that they were working lamps probably carried by mine officials and inspectors. The Davy is made of high quality brass and its gauze is the proper hole opening and laced, has a workable wick riser, includes a screw-in ring to support the gauze and the wick holder is secured by a screw-in ring. In all respects, this is a working lamp albeit small. See Ross, Eureka #19, pp 22-23]](Hughes Vest Pocket Lamp Opened.JPG) |
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| Hughes Vest Pocket Lamp Opened | VEST POCKET DAVY - Miniature vest pocket Davy safety lamp made by Hughes Bros. Scranton, PA, all brass with steel gauze, 4 3/4 in. to top of hook ring, 1 1/2 in. base dia., marked with letter O on both inside of base and outside edge of base, unmarked otherwise, ex-Larry Click collection [Hughes Bros. made two different miniature safety lamps – a Davy style shown here and a somewhat taller Clanny style. Both are hard to find. While some think these lamps may have been salesman’s samples, it is very clear that they were working lamps probably carried by mine officials and inspectors. The Davy is made of high quality brass and its gauze is the proper hole opening and laced, has a workable wick riser, includes a screw-in ring to support the gauze and the wick holder is secured by a screw-in ring. In all respects, this is a working lamp albeit small. See Ross, Eureka #19, pp 22-23] |  Original Image |
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