Exhibition label text: Tallow lamp, 19th century. The lamp was hooked onto a miner’s hat and animal grease or ‘tallow’ burnt through the wick emerging from the spout. This left a miner’s hands free to work the coal.
Silver coloured metal cylinder wider at base with hinged lid on top and spout at front with wick emerging through it.
H 6.5 W 4.0 cm.
Digital image on Keeper’s computer – S:/Keeper/MyPictures/Exhibitions/DisplayNewVisitorCentre. Taken October 2003.
Claimed by donor to be over 100 years old
3/11/98 Item found on display in Old Power House.