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2. Mining lamp - Wikipedia

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   1859 William Clark patented the first electrical mining lamp. [3] 1870s J.B.Marsaut (France) double gauze design [4] 1872 Coal Mines Regulation Act required locked lamps under certain conditions [5] 1881 Joseph Swan exhibited his first electric lamp 1882 Made by William Reid Clanny invented a 'bonnetted' Clanny lamp, [6]

3. Wheat lamp - Wikipedia

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   A wheat lamp is a type of incandescent light designed for use in underground mining, named for inventor Grant Wheat and manufactured by Koehler Lighting Products in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, a region known for extensive mining activity.

4. Safety lamp - Wikipedia

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   Wood, Nicholas (1853), "On Safety Lamps for Lighting Coal Mines", Transactions, I (1852–1853), North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers: 301–322 (Presidential Lecture) Wood, Oliver (1988), "West Cumberland Coal: 1600–1982/3", Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society Extra Series , no. XXIV, Kendal ...

5. Davy lamp - Wikipedia

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   A replica of a Davy lamp is located in front of the ticket office at the Stadium of Light (Sunderland AFC) which is built on a former coal mine. In 2015, the bicentenary of Davy's invention, the former Bersham Colliery , in Wrexham , Wales, now a mining museum, hosted an event for members of the public to bring in their Davy lamps for ...

6. Carbide lamp - Wikipedia

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   A mining or caving lamp has calcium carbide placed in a lower chamber, the generator. The upper reservoir is then filled with water. A threaded valve or other mechanism is used to control the rate at which the water is allowed to drip into the chamber containing the calcium carbide.

7. Headlamp (outdoor) - Wikipedia

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   Headlamp attached to a helmet. A headlamp, headlight, or head torch is a light source affixed to the head typically for outdoor activities at night or in dark conditions such as caving, orienteering, hiking, skiing, backpacking, camping, mountaineering or mountain biking. Headlamps may also be used in adventure races.

8. Self-contained self-rescue device - Wikipedia

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   Test bench for a miner's closed circuit self-rescuers. A self-contained self-rescue device, SCSR, self-contained self-rescuer, or air pack is a type of closed-circuit SCBA [1] with a portable oxygen source for providing breathable air when the surrounding atmosphere lacks oxygen or is contaminated with toxic gases, e.g. carbon monoxide.

9. Minecart - Wikipedia

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   Cart from 16th century, found in Transylvania. A minecart, mine cart, or mine car (or more rarely mine trolley or mine hutch) is a type of rolling stock found on a mine railway, used for transporting ore and materials procured in the process of traditional mining.