Lamp, Battery Operated
Object number99.10.2
Manufacturer
Mine Safety Appliances Company
Datec. 1980
MediumPlastic; Metal; Glass
Credit LineGift of Eugene R. Palowitch
DescriptionMiner's cap lamp. Rectangular plastic box with removeable lid on top. Houses battery. On front a pentagonal orange manufacturing label and two windowed compartments containing small orange plastic balls used to indicate fill lines. On back are two belt slots molded from plastic case. Long black electrical cord runs from top side to a small lamp used to attach to miners' hats. Orange ring holds on plexiglas covering protecting small light bulb inside. Metal clip in back of light.Dimensions7.75 x 5.5 x 2.125 in. (19.7 x 14 x 5.4 cm)MarksText: "MINESPOT MINING & INDUSTRIAL CADRE"; other manufacturing and certification information on back.
Historical NotesOwned by the donor, Gene Palowitch, a coal mining engineer. Used when inspecting coal mines in Western Pennsylvania.Label TextMining engineer Gene Palowitch entered many Western Pennsylvania coal mines for inspection duties and had to be constantly prepared for cave-ins and toxic gases
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