AN AMAZING ANTIQUE BRASS AND METAL "THE WOLF SAFETY LAMP No. 7" MINERS LAMP IN AMAZING CONDITION

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THIS STUNNING ANTIQUE BRASS AND METAL VICTOR KENT (PTY) LTD "THE WOLF SAFETY LAMP TYPE 7RMBS" OF SHEFFIELD ENGLAND MINERS SAFETY LAMP IS 29cm TALL AND HAS NEVER EVER BEEN USED. IT IS A RARE AND VERY COLLECTABLE MINER'S LAMP. THE LAMPS WERE INGENIOUSLY DESIGNED OVER 180 YEARS AGO TO ALERT COAL MINERS TO DANGER. SINCE THAT TIME, THEY HAVE BEEN MADE WITH METICULOUS CARE FOR USE IN DEEP PIT MINES AND OIL RIGGERS. COUNTLESS MINERS DEPENDED ON THE LIFESAVING BRASS SAFETY LAMPS. THESE CAMBRIAN SAFETY LAMPS’ MAIN FUNCTION WAS TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF EXPLOSIVE METHANE GAS, A CONSTANT HAZARD TO UNDERGROUND MINERS. THE FLAME INSIDE THE LAMP’S CHAMBER COULD BE “READ” FOR DANGEROUS LEVELS OF GAS BY OBSERVING SPECIFIED CHANGES IN ITS COLOUR AND SHAPE. THE GLASS IN THE LAMP IS ORIGINAL AND PLEASE NOTE THE CONDITION OF THE INTERNAL MECHANISM. THIS LAMP HAS NEVER BEEN USED.

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PLEASE VIEW THE PICS VERY CAREFULLY FOR MORE DETAILING AND THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE ITEM, AS THE PICTURES FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. VINTAGE PIECES DO HAVE WEAR AND TEAR, THEY ARE NOT NEW. EVERY CARE IS TAKEN TO FULLY DESCRIBE THE ITEM TO YOU.