I have an old Davy Lamp that is twice as large as a standard one.

Does this have a different name to enable me to find more about it.

Regards Cliff Rust

Hi there, Hope you can help! I’ve attached a picture of the base of a wolf safety lamp that I am thinking of purchasing. WOLF No 7 RMBS made by WM Maurice of Sheffield. Right in the centre of the picture you can just make out the head of the adjuster for the wick. Just up from that on the picture you can see that there is some sort of brass clip fixed into the base. Have you any idea what this is for? (If you were to look into the main housing of the lamp, you would see that there is a mechanism that comes up right at the side of the wick pipe. I don’t know what the mechanism is for; perhaps it is some sort of flint lighter?) It may be coincidence, but the clip on the base is directly underneath this mechanism. Have you any ideas? Many thanks for your assistance. Mick.

Indeed this is the device to light the lamp. Pull the ring down towards the floor, its on a hinge effect, and turn briskly clockwise half to a full turn. This has a very clever spring loaded internal portion that then increases the number of turns, strikes on the flint (hopefully one in there) and thus lights the lamp.

The 7RMBS was the last full size lamp that WM Maurice of Sheffield made, quite a large, heavy beast.

Regards

Brian 

Brian Robinson. I.Min.E, ISRP. Breathing Apparatus - Rescue Consultant

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

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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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

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.

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

I have attached a couple of pics of the lamp.

Best Regards
Brian

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