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Oil-wick miner’s lamp – Patent model from 1879 at the Smithsonian

Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 by Jake Wynn

In 1879, John H. Gable of Shamokin, PA patented this oil-wick miner's cap lamp.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Coal RegionTagged 1879, Coal Region, Inventor, Northumberland County, Patent, Pennsylvania, Shamokin, Smithsonian, TechnologyLeave a comment

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