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Lamp, safety, miner's / gas tester

Description

Brigg's oxymeter or calibrated gas testing mining safety lamp, invented in early 1900s

Museum reference

T.1976.87

Object name

Lamp, safety, miner's / gas tester

Date

Early 20th century

Associations

Inventor: Professor Henry Briggs
Where invented: Heriot-Watt College
Inventor of earlier lamp on which this is based: Gray

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