Mining was important to Cornwall and so we were interested in the lamp.Humphrey Davy invented ... invented the steam locomotive also worked on a safety lamp and so did William Clanny.

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An illuminating report from Wales, on the evolution of the miners' safety lamp. This clip is from Tonight BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 18 May 1965. 1965: Fyfe Robertson on miners' safety lamps.

An illuminating report from Wales, on the evolution of the miners' safety lamp.

The first ever prototype of Davy’s miner’s safety lamp. Created in 1815, it prevented the methane gas present in the depths of the mines from reacting with the flame and exploding. Following a number ...

The American Safety Lamp & Mine Supply Company hired M.D. Cremer of England to produce this lamp around 1913. M.D. This John Davis & Son safety lamp manufactured in the early 20th century is notable ...

This metal can is a companion piece for a Davy safety lamp, such as the one seen in object AG*MHI-MN-8131. The can slid over the wire gauze portion of a Davy lamp and served to protect the light from ...

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The film begins with men emerging from a mine smiling for the camera and later becomes a filmic study of the importance, and production of, the mining safety lamp. Female factory workers demonstrate ...