Hanging spirit lamp for tea-kettle MEQ 1207 A, by James Ker, Edinburgh, 1734 - 1735, part of a silver tea service made for Charles Hope, first Earl of Hopetoun

Hanging oil lamp of tin, consisting of two round cylindrical vessels, one fitting inside the other, from Inverkeithing, Fife, 19th century

One of two mantle lamps, each consisting of baluster-shaped cut glass stems widening at their mouths, from Edinburgh, early 20th century

One of two mantle lamps, each consisting of baluster-shaped cut glass stems widening at their mouths, early 20th century

One of two wall bracket lamps, each with a gilded metal rose and cut glass lustres, from Edinburgh, late 19th century

One of two wall bracket lamps, each with a gilded metal rose and cut glass lustres, from Edinburgh, late 19th century

Roman terracotta oil lamp from the fort of Camelon, Stirlingshire, late first century AD

Carriage gas lamp

Newcastle Davy lamp, a miner's safety lamp

Wareing's lamp, a miner's safety lamp

Pit sinker's cap lamp

Tallie wheechar or tallow lamp by Hodge of Cowdenbeath, used in mining

Miner's lamp with metal gauze cylinder and top cone, inverted U-shaped hanging hook at side, and circular metal base

Miner's "Donald" Davy safety lamp

Combined examiner's and shot-firer's mining lamp, capable of lighting the touch paper on a fuse

Marsaut bonneted mining safety lamp