Collecting, preserving and sharing the history of miners’ lamps
A South African-made Cambrian-type lamp, an Arras Type P, a NIFE electric lamp from Pelaw Main, a Casartelli dial, a Stonehouse sign and a 594-lot collection.
Read more about Market Watch, 2 November 2026: a Boksburg lamp, an Arras, a Hunter Valley NIFE and a big US auction →Stilfontein Mine, South Africa – A Day in the Life of a Miner… Early eighties. (written in mining language) Why do you get up so early every day? It’s really not…
Read more about A day in the life of a miner: Stilfontein, South Africa, early 1980s →In the depths of my memory, a chilling recollection emerges—a time when I ventured into the shadows of the past, drawn to inspect the decrepit box fronts (drawpoints) far-down below my gold-bearing…
Read more about Eclipsed in desolation: a miner’s journey through the dark →During my founding years as a miner (1990 to 2000) I had learnt early on and in the hardest of ways to do the right thing (or face the consequences) on the…
Read more about A story of nine lives →“A safety lamp only works if it’s used.”
