When is a Miners Lamp not a Miners Lamp, Part 2
The brass Teale is a radiator/sump heater, and. I suspect the steel lamp with the circular lock was used as one too. The steel lamp had had the locking ring … [Read More]
Lamp Type
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]
Glass Repairs 101
Pictured are two Indian lamps, JK Dey, 13, Old China Bazaar Street, Calcutta. (or whatever they’re calling it now). The one on the left is a non-relighter, the one on … [Read More]