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Vintage "The Protector" Miners buying Lamp No Type 1A

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Vintage "The Protector" Miners buying Lamp No Type 1A

Vintage "The Protector" Miners buying Lamp No Type 1A, This is a vintage miners' lamp from The Protector company in Eccles Manchester England Model 1AIt has.

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Product Name: Vintage "The Protector" Miners buying Lamp No Type 1A

This is a vintage miners' lamp from The Protector company in Eccles, Manchester England. Model 1A

It has not been tested as working. Vintage condition, un polished. Lots of wear marks but overall in reasonably good condition.

Measures about 9.5" tall, 3.5" wide at base

According to the Protector Lamp Company website, these were designed for the GPO (General Post Office) the forerunner to BT. They were used from the 1960'S to 1998 to test for oxygen deficiency in tunnels and manholes.

They are a flat wick lamp burning paraffin or lamp oil and are very easy to use. Also good for use on boats. They are still used in the Royal Navy Dockyards for testing for bad air in ships buying holds and on submarines.

https://www.protectorlamp.com/miners-lamp-information/

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Vintage "The Protector" Miners buying Lamp No Type 1A