Mining & Quarrying
Coal
Miner's oil lamp
- Period:
- 19th Century
- Description:
- Early miner's lamps were dangerous as a naked flame could cause explosions underground.
- Materials/Media:
- metal, brass, textile
- Dimensions:
- height 49mm, diameter 40mm
- Source:
- Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum
- Accession number:
- SQRTM:0206.1
- Digital Number:
- SQMI007n
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
