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Brin Nowell - I've recently been given a PATTERSON LAMP and would like to know more
Anthony - Are The GR6's Deputy’s Lamps?
James Brelsford - I am trying to find a miners lamp from Creswell Colliery
William Greig - I cannot work out how to get the bottom part open
Brian Lancaster - Safety Lamp Wood Pit Haydock

From: Brin Nowell
Sent: 30 Dec 2009
Subject: I've recently been given a PATTERSON LAMP and would like to know more

Hello,
I've recently been given a lamp and would like to know a little more about it. I hope you can shed some light on it for me.

The front plate reads....PATTERSON LAMPS LTD      GATESHEAD-ON-TYNE         The middle of the plate reads..GPO

On the lower brass band of the top section are the numbers... 8  then a gap and 55.
I can't seem to get the top unscrewed because the locking brass band at the base is broken.., not that I'm sure that this is the correct way to open and light the lamp

Regards Brin

From: Anthony
Sent: 7 July 2009
Subject:Are The GR6's Deputy’s Lamps?

Hi
I have 2 lamps 1x gr6 and 1 x gr6s can you tell me if these were deputy’s lamps many thanks

Anthony

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From: James Brelsford
Sent: 14 May 2009
Subject: I am trying to find a miners lamp from Creswell Colliery

Hello I was just wondering if you could help me I am trying to find a miners lamp from Creswell colliery all my family worked there but I was born n the wrong era or probably working at side of my dad ha ha my father in law moved to Australia last year back underground my grandads got two but there his pride and joy and many a tear shed when the winders came down

I would be very grateful for any information

Thank you

James Brelsford

From: William Greig
Sent: 22 March 2009
Subject: I cannot work out how to get the bottom part open

Hello, I have just inherited a safety lamp which was the property of my father-in -law,a mine manager who died 26 years ago. The lamp was then kept by my mother-in-law who has just recently died. I would like to clean the burner up and see if it will light but cannot work out how to get the bottom part open. The base is heavy brass with a swivel lock on the side which I cannot budge. Does the bottom unscrew? The details on the lamp are: - The Protector lamp and Lighting Co. Ltd. Type SL. Ministry of Power Safety Lamps approval No.B/120. Makers Eccles.

Hope you can help.

Regards.

W.T. Greig.

From: Brian Lancaster
Sent: 22 January 2009
Subject: Safety Lamp Wood Pit Haydock



Hello
My name is Brian Lancaster I live in Wigan and my late Father worked at Wood Pit till it was shut down and then he went to Parkside.

But the reason I am contacting you is to see if you can help me with some information about an old miners lamp I have as I don’t know anything about it or what year its from, its brass and has been a working lamp, on the top part of the lamp its is stamped

RE EVANS & Co,
HAYDOCK
OFFICIAL
May be you could forward this to Ian Winstanley as I don’t know how to contact him.

I have attached a couple of pics of the lamp.

Best Regards
Brian

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