Lamp miner's safety, mid 18th-century

Historical information

Safety lamp made for underground miners to replace naked flame lighting

Significance

Used in underground mining in Ovens or Buckland mining districts

Physical description

metal and glass oil powered lamp

Inscriptions & markings

(partly obscured on glass) BRITISH MFP.
( on brass) 3BB BOSS
( on screw off base) 56 and 10

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