Please excuse the images’ subpar quality. Despite its outward appearance, the lamp remains in remarkable condition. It’s worth noting the corrosion surrounding the badge; in my opinion, this can be attributed to the acid in the soldering flux used to attach the badge. This phenomenon parallels the way copper plumbing reacts to surplus flux if left unattended, resulting in corrosion around the fitting.

Lastly, the concluding images depict a full brass Baxendale lamp predating the company’s sale, featuring the same peculiar bonnet extension. One might speculate that an error occurred, leading to the ordering of bonnets too short to accommodate the gauzes, though the exact circumstances remain elusive.

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This lamp boasted a solitary copper gauze, an adjustable ceramic burner with a pricker wick, and an oil-based mechanism. Its condition remained superb. The lamp was procured in Derbyshire, an area replete with diverse mineral mines. In this region, lamp locking wasn’t necessary.

Included images show a full brass variation of the Rothwell lamp. It’s worth noting that Rothwell also engaged in the production and distribution of similar lamp models to other enterprises.

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Lady Lucy Bertram Markham, the namesake of this lamp, was wedded to Sir Arthur Bazil Markham—a prominent member of the Nottinghamshire Markham family, proprietors of Markham pits, ironworks, and the renowned Markham engineering facility. Throughout her life, Lady Markham dedicated herself to fundraising endeavors for the less fortunate and the families of miners. She orchestrated auctions featuring vintage miners’ lamps to generate funds for her noble causes. While images of her engaging in such an auction are available on Google, they have been subject to copyright claims by Alamy. In one of these images, a gleaming, full-sized miners’ lamp is visible in the background, possibly composed of solid silver. This raises intriguing speculation about the existence of the actual “Lady Markham Lamp” within the Markham family’s possession.

This intricately detailed replica stands at 5 inches in height, weighing 5 ounces. It continues to captivate with its meticulous artistry and craftsmanship.

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The notable collieries under the Wigan Coal and Iron Company umbrella in 1896 included the Alexandra, Bawkhouse, Bridge, Lindsay, and Meadow Pits in Haigh. Among these, Alexandra Pit employed more than 650 workers, while Lindsay Pits had over 350. In Aspull, the Crawford, Kirkless, Moor, and Woodshaw Pits collectively employed more than 1,000 individuals. Further collieries extended across Westhoughton, Hart Common, Hindley, and Standish. The Wigan Coal and Iron Company emerged as the most significant colliery owner on the Lancashire Coalfield, employing 9,000 workers during the 1920s. Their operations included the Parsonage Colliery in Leigh, where shafts sunk between 1913 and 1920 reached unprecedented depths for the era.

The company’s endeavors even extended to an iron ore mine near Dalton in Furness, known as Bercune pit, until 1898. In 1930, a significant amalgamation occurred when The Wigan Coal & Iron Co. Ltd joined forces with the Pearson & Knowles Coal & Iron Co. Ltd to establish the Wigan Coal Corporation. At its zenith, the company employed approximately 12,300 individuals across their underground and surface operations, with this number excluding those engaged in iron ore mines or the iron works itself.

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The lamp’s cell offers wind wick adjustment, while the cage bars boast an outward taper and a magnetic lock (although this feature is currently disabled).

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The Old Protector model 176 oil lamp, dating back to before 1911, appears to have undergone modifications around 1913 to comply with the 1911 Mines & Quarries Act. Historical research indicates that while its patent date is listed as 1913, this likely corresponds to its upgrade to adhere to the regulations set by the Mines & Quarries Act of 1911. Remarkably, this particular lamp is one of the only two Protector workman’s lamps that endured the purge of non-conforming lamps in 1911. The other survivor is the “Prestwich Protector Patent” lamp with SL or BL ignition and the Protector twin wick tube system. Notably, this vintage Type 176 lacks the twin wick system and is ignited by hand with pricker adjustment.

The sole remaining lamp apart from these two is the Type “A” aluminium officials lamp, which has retained its original form and features a single capped gauze. This lamp is characterized by its loose top design, an early locking bar, and a slide band lock.

The limited survival of these lamps can be attributed to a plausible factor: the delicate nature of the thin iron plate at the base.

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