A safety lamp is any of several types of lamp that provides illumination in places such as coal mines where the air may carry coal dust or a build-up of flammable gases, which may explode …

The Davy lamp is a safety lamp used in flammable atmospheres, invented in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy. [1] . It consists of a wick lamp with the flame enclosed inside a mesh screen. It …

Safety lamps had one unique advantage—they could safely burn off methane in mines which kept them in use by mine bosses even after the invention of battery-powered lamps. Safety lamps …

Safety lamp, lighting device used in places, such as mines, in which there is danger from the explosion of flammable gas or dust. In the late 18th century a demand arose in England for a …

The Geordie lamp was a safety lamp for use in flammable atmospheres, invented by George Stephenson in 1815 as a miner's lamp to prevent explosions due to firedamp in coal mines.

Safety lamps were manufactured by a variety of companies from around 1815 until the 1930s, and incorporated elements of their design from Clanny, Stephenson, and Davy.

Wolf Safety is the market leading ATEX lighting manufacturer and produces the widest range of ATEX and IECEx certified Portable and Temporary Hazardous Location lighting for safe use in …

Protector Lamp, flame safety lamps since 1873, lanterns to carry the Olympic Flame, the Holy Fire and miners cap lamps and head torches.

This Davy-style miner’s safety lamp was manufactured by the American Safety Lamp and Mine Supply Company of Scranton, Pennsylvania around the late 19th and early 20th century. The …

The lamp is called a safety lamp because it can be used safely in the presence of flammable gas. This lamp was one of the Wolf Safety Lamp Company’s most popular designs. The safety …