Davy lamp
J. H. Naylor
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
brass, aluminium & glass
Measurements
255 mm (Height); 75 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Wigan
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 289195
Summary
A Davy Lamp with a brass base which holds the oil and the wick. Glass central section. Alluminium top section with ventilation flues at the top, caped and with a small ring. Plate on front reads:- 'J.H.Naylor - Lt. Wigan, Manufacturers of miners' safety lamps, gun, metal boiler mountings and valves'.
Marks and inscriptions
J.H.Naylor - Lt. Wigan, Manufacturers of miners' safety lamps, gun, metal boiler mountings and valves. (plate on front)
Makers and roles
J. H. Naylor, manufacturer