IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a safety lamp manufactured by ...

This week’s Historical Treasure at the Vigo County History Center is an extraordinary specimen of a pocket Davy’s coal mine safety lamp that was used in coal mines here in Vigo County. The safety lamp ...

Mining was a dangerous business in the 19th Century as miners had to work in difficult conditions with limited tools. Add to it the risk posed by firedamp – the common name given to a mixture of ...

Q: I recently inherited a lamp from my grandfather. My grandmother says she knows nothing about it except that he picked it up during one of his business trips to Europe. It is made of brass and steel ...

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Mining was important to Cornwall and so we were interested in the lamp.Humphrey Davy invented the Davy lamp in 1815.Miners used to use candles and that was really dangerous especially in coal mines ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Davy style safety lamp was ...