Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Technical University of ...

Manufactured around 1930, the Edison Safety Mining Lamp consisted of a battery enclosed in a self-locking steel case that was worn on the miner’s belt. A flexible cord traveled to the lamp, which was ...

Brighten up your space with a custom DIY LED lamp, crafted with laser precision! This project combines creativity and technology to make a stunning, functional piece of art. With simple steps, you ...

The lamp itself was designed by David Irwin, a graduate of Northumbria University School of Design in North East England–a region with a rich mining history.

The first factory for the Guy’s Dropper, one of the most popular miners’ lamps ever made, was a back porch on Douglas Avenue. The Guy’s Dropper was a carbide lamp, which uses a mix of water ...

BBC - A History of the World - Object : Humprhy Davy's miners' safety lampIn the 19th century mining was a very dangerous business: miners had only basic tools and worked by open candle flame ...

Little miner's lamp handmade from a spent cartridge shell. Made and used by my cousin Ernest Jones when, as a World War 2 prisoner of war, he was forced to work in the copper mines at Helmstedt ...

The lamp is inspired by miners’ carbide lanterns, which typically used a concave reflector around a flame to cast illumination; here, however, electricity and LEDs replace acetylene gas, and ...

SHAMOKIN, Penn., April 1. -- A miner's lamp caused an explosion in the Neilson Shaft at 7 o'clock this morning. Many miners escaped, but ten were killed.

A LAMP found with two dead colliery men whose bodies lay undiscovered for 24 years after one of the region’s worst pit disasters has been bought by a mining enthusiast. The flame safety lamp was ...

The Repair Shop customer Rita explained her grandfather used the lamp to prop up the roof of the Hook Colliery, in Pembrokeshire, giving himself enough room to breathe.

Manufactured around 1930, the Edison Safety Mining Lamp consisted of a battery enclosed in a self-locking steel case worn on the miner’s belt. A flexible cord traveled from the battery to the lamp, ...