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Lamp, safety, miner's / gas tester

Description

Chesneau indicator or gas testing mining safety lamp with an isolated fuel reservoir and a protective shield with a mica window

Museum reference

T.1898.27.8

Object name

Lamp, safety, miner's / gas tester, Firedamp indicator, Chesneau

Associations

Eponym: Chesneau
Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1st Baronet, 1778 - 1829

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