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Oil-Wick Miner’s Lamp Patent Model
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Oil-Wick Miner’s Lamp Patent Model

Moore, James C. · 1876-07-25 · overall: 2 3/4 in x 3 in x 2 3/4 in; 6.985 cm x 7.62 cm x 6.985 cm

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This oil-wick lamp is a patent model constructed by James C. Moore of Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, that received patent number 180,258 on July 25, 1876. Moore claimed as his invention “a miner's lamp, with a spring lid-holding device.” The device kept the font’s lid closed during the miner’s workday agitations.

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mining lampPatentslamp, cap, miningModelsWork and Industry: Mining
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