Miners Lamp Collection

Interior of a coal mine, 1862. Underground scene in a mine, showing a miner winning coal, while a wagon full of coal is being hauled along rails to the bottom of the pit shaft by a pony

'Miners of the Hartz; From Alsace to the Hartz, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Miners of the Hartz; From Alsace to the Hartz, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Posters. New York, 1890s-1907. c1901. Creator: Edward Penfield
Posters. New York, 1890s-1907. c1901. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Miner's Candle Holder, c. 1938. Creator: Benjamin Resnick
Miner's Candle Holder, c. 1938

Comstock Miner's Lantern, 1936. Creator: Florence Huston
Comstock Miner's Lantern, 1936

Miner's Lamp, c. 1940. Creator: Oscar Bluhme
Miner's Lamp, c. 1940

Miners Candlestick, c. 1940. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke
Miners Candlestick, c. 1940

Miners Oil Lamp, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Rose Campbell-Gerke
Miners Oil Lamp, 1935/1942

Interior of the Ferryboat Inn, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist: Michael Walters
Interior of the Ferryboat Inn, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1956. The Ferryboat Inn in Mexborough has a long history, some believing it to date back to the 15th century

Cabin in a coal pit. Stereoscopic card detail

Sir Humphrey Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, (1845). Artist: E Scriven
Sir Humphrey Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, (1845). Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Sir Humphry Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: Thomson
Sir Humphry Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: J Jenkins
Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Davy (1778-1829) became famous for his discovery of sodium and potassium, and the invention of the miners safety-lamp

Among the miners, the resumption of work, 1902
Among the minors, the resumption of work, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th November 1902

Miners safety lamp, 1833. Artist: Jackson
Miners safety lamp, 1833. Humphry Davys invention of 1815, the miners safety lamp, which enabled deeper, more gaseous seams to be mined without risk of explosion

Humphry Davy, English chemist, (1833). Artist: E Scriven
Humphry Davy, English chemist, (1833). Davy (1778-1829) discovered sodium and potassium, and the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Humphry Davy, British chemist, 19th century. Born in Penzance, Cornwall, Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

The coal miner carrying his tools and safety his lamp, 1890. From Mining and Ore Dressing Machinery. (London, 1890)

Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor, late 19th century. Obverse of the Royal Society Davy medal, nstituted in 1877 and awarded annually for an outstanding recent discovery in chemistry

Humphry Davy, English chemist, 1860. Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide). In 1801 he was appointed lecturer at the Royal Institution

Humphry Davy, English chemist, 1821. Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide). In 1801 he was appointed lecturer at the Royal Institution

Humphry Davy, English chemist in 1803, (c1870). At this time Davy (1778-1829) was lecturer at the Royal Institution, London

Humphry Davy (1778-1829) English chemist, c1880. Artist: Edwin Hodder
Humphry Davy (1778-1829) English chemist, c1880. Artists impression of Davy testing his miners safety lamp. From Heroes of Britain, Edwin Hodder, London c1880

Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor, 1802. Artist: James Gillray
Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor, 1802. Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Rock Salt: Miners at work in salt mine near Cracow, Poland, c1820. Not all the salt is excavated, some pillars being left to support the roof of the mine

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