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When is a miner’s lamp not a miner’s lamp? Part 2: the Teale

17 February 2022by Bosuns MateRestoration & Care

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…

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When is a miner’s lamp not a miner’s lamp? Part 1: radiator lamps

16 February 2022by Bosuns MateFlame Safety Lamps

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…

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