These lamps were worn on soft caps that offered little in the way of protection and were mainly worn for the convenience of having a light source in front of the miner's face. Simmons Carbide Lamp, ca ...

It was a carbide lamp that lit their way underground. Our ancestors realized that burning a lamp under the ground, which is lit with tallow or oil, burns the air and life is no longer possible there.

These lamps were worn on soft caps that offered little in the way of protection and were mainly worn for the convenience of having a light source in front of the miner's face. Simmons Carbide Lamp, ca ...