General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

It is has a hard orange synthetic casing around the light and the battery with clear synthetic panels protecting the tungsten halogen lights, black synthetic dial, metal clip, metal hardware and a black (rubber?) cord witha light grey synthetic piece at the end, two metal and synthetic brackets where the belt goes through to attach the battery to the miner waist.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

147.0 cm

Width

6.5 cm

Height

15.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Personal gear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Levitt

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

The lamp was manufactured by Levitt-Safety Ltd., founded in Toronto in the 1930s which produced and sold safety and first aid products. In 1967, the company expanded into Montreal and in 1982 NL Technologies was created to manage the production of miner’s lamps for Levitt-Safety Ltd .¹¹ Levitt-Safety, Company History, http://www.levitt safety.com/Company/AboutUs/tabid/61/Default.aspx, accessed on 10/03/11 The miner’s lamp was used by Mr. John Udd Mr. John Udd is a mining engineer, starting his career at the Hardy Mine (owned by Falconbridge Nickel) in Levack, Ont. Recently retired (2009) as the Principal Scientist-Mining with Natural Resources Canada’s Minerals and Metals Sector, Mr. Udd has worked at McGill University Faculty of Mining Engineering, Falconbridge Nickel Mines, and was the Director of the Mining and Research Laboratories of the federal government from 1984 - 1996.

Function

The lamp provides the miner with enough light to work by while keeping their hands free to perform any required actions. The battery pack is carried on a belt on the miner's waist so that its weight would be less cumbersome.

Technical

To work effectively miners must be able to use both of their hands and be as comfortable as possible. The clip on the back of the lamp allows it to attach to a helmet to free the miner’s hands following the tradition of cap lamps in the mining industry. Electric lamps replaced the kerosene cap lamps for a number of reasons including increased safety and ease of use. However, with the move to electrical lamps miners were required to carry a battery with them into a mine. The shape of the battery pack contours a miner’s hips making it easier to carry when belted in place.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's on lamp:"[logo a symbol in a circle with a hammer and miner’s pick and “MIROC” written in center MIROC/TUNGSTEN HALOGEN MIROC." Mfr's front of batter pack:"[logo a symbol in a circle with a hammer and miner’s pick and “MIROC” written in center]/Northern Light/Manufactured by LEVITT-SAFETY LIMITED/Toronto, Canada/LEVITT[symbol]." Mfr's back of battery pack:" NEW MDA EXIA1629/INSTRINSICALLY SAFE/QLD QMD 86 639 OX/INTRISICALLY SAFE/ELECTRIC CAP LAMP/CERTIFICATION 593/GASEOUS MINES/[maple leaf] in centre CANADA EMR/TESTED TO CSA STD/C22.2 No. 157-M1979/PERMISSIBLE CAP LAMP/MODEL YL2000/United States Department of Labor/MSHA/Mine Safety and Health Administration/APPROVAL NO. 6D-42-6 1/TESTED FOR INTRINSIC SAFETY/IN METHANE-AIR MIXTURES ONLY/MADE IN CANADA."

Missing

Nothing is missing.

Finish

It is has a hard orange synthetic casing around the light and the battery with clear synthetic panels protecting the tungsten halogen lights, black synthetic dial, metal clip, metal hardware and a black (rubber?) cord witha light grey synthetic piece at the end, two metal and synthetic brackets where the belt goes through to attach the battery to the miner waist.

Decoration

None.