Market Watch
Price guide
Asking prices, bids and results we’ve recorded for lamps and mining gear. Asking prices aren’t sale prices: treat them as a guide only.
| Date | Item | Maker | Price | ≈ A$ | Type | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 | SEMOI, Ans, brass officials’ electric hand lamp, 1920s per seller | SEMOI | €190 | A$302 | Asking | 2ememain.be (Belgium), m2432684567 Seraing, Belgium |
| 3 Nov 2026 | Eccles Protector Type GR6 no. 3592 with N.C.B. “CORTONWOOD” pit check Lock needs re-soldering | Protector Lamp & Lighting Co. | £124.09 buy it now | A$236 | Asking | eBay UK, 820299832646 Northwich, UK |
| 3 Nov 2026 | Dufrane, Monceau-sur-Sambre, officials’ (“porion”) lamp, double Marsaut gauze | Dufrane | €290 | A$461 | Asking | 2ememain.be (Belgium), m2420382830 Seraing, Belgium |
| 3 Nov 2026 | M. Attwood’s mining clinometer by A. Lietz Co., in leather case | A. Lietz Co. | US$375 buy it now | A$570 | Asking | eBay US, 226314528435 Davis, California, USA |
| 2 Nov 2026 | DOEP Eng. Works, Boksburg, Cambrian-type flame safety lamp | DOEP Eng. Works | R3,500 buy now | A$300 | Asking | Bob Shop (South Africa), 699617638 South Africa |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Arras Type “P” safety lamp with Baccarat glass, 267 mm | Arras (SAEAE) | €99 | A$165 | Asking | Kleinanzeigen (Germany), 3558261015 Dortmund, Germany |
| 2 Nov 2026 | NIFE electric miners’ hand lamp with battery, seller-dated 1930s, not working | NIFE | A$245, pickup only | A$245 | Asking | Gumtree Australia, 1345105599 Pelaw Main, NSW |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Casartelli’s Patent miner’s dial in case | J. Casartelli & Son | £302.50 | A$576 | Asking | eBay Australia, 318313139615 UK seller |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Stonehouse, Denver “Indestructible mine bell signals” porcelain maker’s sign | J.W. Stonehouse | US$175 or best offer | A$274 | Asking | eBay, 298712782367 USA |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Ashworth’s Patent Hepplewhite-Gray gas-testing lamp, red bonnet (one-owner collection, lot 8) Bids as of 2 Nov; sale closes 11 Nov (Broken Hill time) | John Davis & Son (A-H-G) | Current bid US$6 | A$9 | Current bid | Kaufman Realty & Auctions, sale 9342, lot 8 Bridgeport, West Virginia, USA |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Hubert Joris Ingenieur, Eijsden, 1930 safety lamp with aluminium bonnet | Hubert Joris | Bids from €75 | A$119 | Asking | Marktplaats.nl, m2454127818 Geleen, Netherlands |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Mueseler-pattern brass safety lamp | Unmarked (Mueseler pattern) | Estimate €80 | A$127 | Estimate | Catawiki, a1533365975 Netherlands |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Dewar Mfg “ITP” carbide mine lamp, patent 19 Sep 1915 | Dewar Manufacturing | CA$100 | A$102 | Asking | Kijiji (Canada), 1573614914 Trenton, Ontario, Canada |
| 1 Nov 2026 | VME-Nitro Consult battery condenser blasting machine, 225 V, about 1970s Soft close 3 Nov; bid shown is the price when seen | VME-Nitro Consult | High bid CA$2 (1 bid) | A$2 | Current bid | HiBid, McLean Auctions, lot 448 Lindsay, Ontario, Canada |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Zünderwerke Ernst Brün ZEB/C 80-U crank exploder, 1971, with case and crank | Zünderwerke Ernst Brün | €330 or near offer | A$525 | Asking | Kleinanzeigen (Germany), 3557748102 Kirchehrenbach, Germany |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Ashworth’s Patent Hepplewhite-Gray (A-H-G) gas-testing lamp, about 1900, no. 5, with key | John Davis & Son (A-H-G) | US$1,000 incl. postage | A$1,520 | Asking | Fleaglass (dealer) Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Richard Johnson, Clapham & Morris miner’s lamp | Richard Johnson, Clapham & Morris | A$200 | A$200 | Asking | Gumtree Australia, 1320837193 South Tamworth, NSW |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Abbot, Roby & Naylor bi-fold burner lamp, ex Maurice Dawson collection | Abbot, Roby & Naylor (Wigan) | £98.75 buy it now | A$195 | Asking | eBay UK, 398168684384 Westbury, Wiltshire, UK |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Thornton & Sons “Eloin’s Improved” brass safety lamp, early 1850s About A$20,900–21,500 with fees | Thornton & Sons | £8,800 hammer | A$16,700 | Sold | Lay’s Auctioneers, Penzance, lot 76 Penzance, UK |
| Mar 2024 | Mixed lot of four lamps including a J.H. Naylor About £45 a lamp; 2024 auction result | J.H. Naylor | £182 with fees | A$350 | Sold | Ewbank’s Surrey, UK |
| 21 Oct 2023 | Biram’s Patent “Economy” lamp, about 1850 2023 auction result | Benjamin Biram | £10,500 hammer | A$19,950 | Sold | Sutton Hill Farm Country Auctions, lot 58 Broughton Astley, UK |
| Oct 2023 | Pair of brass-and-steel Patterson B7 lamps 2023 auction result | Patterson | £75 hammer | A$140 | Sold | Thomson Roddick, Carlisle Carlisle, UK |
| 26 Oct 2021 | Casartelli Patent Miner’s Dial no. 169, on tripod 2021 auction result | J. Casartelli & Son | £180 hammer | A$430 | Sold | Brettells UK |
| Oct 2021 | Justrite “Copper Queen” carbide hand lamp, 1912 2021 auction result | Justrite | US$2,074 incl. premium | A$2,945 | Auction result | Holabird, lot 4094 USA |
| 27 Jul 2019 | Demon Strikelight carbide cap lamp with pamphlet, plus a small brass Justrite and a spare base 2019 auction result | Maker unknown (Demon Strike Light) | A$120 | A$120 | Sold | ABCR Auctions, lot 648 Australia |
| Jun 2017 | R. Watson six-bar Newcastle-type Davy lamp 2017 auction result | R. Watson | £15,000 hammer | A$28,500 | Sold | Moore, Allen & Innocent, Cirencester Cirencester, UK |
| Apr 2017 | Justrite “Copper Queen” carbide hand lamp, 1912 2017 auction result | Justrite | US$3,630 incl. premium | A$5,150 | Auction result | Holabird, Reno Reno, Nevada, USA |
| 28 Oct 2004 | Casartelli & Son Patent Mining Dial no. 1055, on stand 2004 auction result | J. Casartelli & Son | £382 | A$727 | Sold | Christie’s London, UK |
Figures in AUD are approximate conversions on the day we saw them. We don’t link to live listings or name private sellers.