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The J H Rothwell aluminium and brass utility lamp was crafted by W E Teale from Swinton, and it bore the badge of the former. J H Rothwell, a prominent ironmonger in…
Read more about J.H. Rothwell aluminium and brass utility lamp by W.E. Teale →These lamps were employed until approximately 1960, likely not within the NCB mines when there were more than 30 individuals working below ground. The wick adjustment process involved rotating the fuel cell…
Read more about Eccles Type HL (hand-lit) Protector lamps →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 and the…
Read more about When is a miner’s lamp not a miner’s lamp? Part 2: the Teale →So, when is a miner’s lamp not a miner’s lamp? When it’s a radiator/sump heater! Included are pictures of lamps hardly distinguishable from miners’ lamps, in most cases made by mining lamp…
Read more about When is a miner’s lamp not a miner’s lamp? Part 1: radiator lamps →“A safety lamp only works if it’s used.”
