When is a Miners Lamp not a Miners Lamp, Part 1
So, when is a Miners Lamp, not a Miners Lamp? When it’s a radiator/sump heater! Included are pictures of lamps hardly distinguishable from miners’ lamps, in most cases made by … [Read More]
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Hailwood & Ackroyd Coloured Glass Lamps
The featured image shows four Hailwood and Ackroyd lamps, or, pre-1926, Ackroyd and Best lamps. The company apparently hired out hundreds, if not thousands, of workmens lamps, prior to 1936. … [Read More]
Modified Abbot and Birks Wolf Lamps
These lamps were made by Wolf in England, modified by Abbot and Birks in London, and used by the British Gas Board. They used to install them in a fixed … [Read More]
Total Restoration of a Protector GR6S
The following writing was submitted by Bosuns Mate (a pseudonym) in NSW Australia. Bosuns Mate is an avid collector and restorer of miner’s lamps in NSW Australia. In this post, … [Read More]