A miner’s light was essential to their labor. Without light there was no sight, no work, and no wages. But this essential light was also lethal. Open flames could ignite the inflammable gas especially ...

A miner's light is a practical, inexpensive tool for many employees at your tire dealership or service shop. Here's why this simple device is so useful.The phrase "miner's light" probably elicits ...

Scrolling through Facebook, I saw a photo of an old 1920s miner’s hat lamp, which triggered memories from my 1972 caving adventures in the North Carolina mountains as part of ...

Miners wearing safety hats and Edison lamps preparing to enter mine. Harwick, PA, 1953. Prior to the 1920s, miners wore a soft cap made of cloth or canvas with a leather brim and lamp bracket to hold ...