Protector Lamp Manufacturing History

A new article on the history and manufacture of miners lamps. This is in pdf form so you can read online or download it.

Protector Lamp Manufacturing History

A new article on the history and manufacture of miners lamps.
This is in pdf form so you can read online or download it.

CALLING ALL BEVIN BOYS

ARE YOU A BEVIN BOY OR DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND RELATIONS WHO MAYBE.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS DECIDED TO HONOUR THE BEVIN BOYS WITH A COMMEMORATIVE BADGE. YOU CAN GET MORE DETAILS BY CONTACTING THE ASSOCIATION AT THE WEB PAGE ABOVE.

CALLING ALL BEVIN BOYS

ARE YOU A BEVIN BOY OR DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND RELATIONS WHO MAYBE.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS DECIDED TO HONOUR THE BEVIN BOYS WITH A COMMEMORATIVE BADGE. YOU CAN GET MORE DETAILS BY CONTACTING THE ASSOCIATION AT THE WEB PAGE ABOVE.

MC 40 LAMP

HI JOHN,
THE MC40 WAS DESIGNED FOR MANCHESTER COLLIERIES THE DUKE OF BRIDGWATERS ESTATE AROUND WORSLEY. THEY WERE PHASED OUT FROM NATIONALISATION IN 1947 AND REPLACED WITH THE TYPE 6.
THEY WERE A PARAFFIN BURNING LAMP WITH A HIGH TENSION LIGHTING CIRCUIT.
REGARDS DAVID MATHER
JOHN KRAMER wrote:
> Hi my Dad has a type mc40 lamp and he would greatfull if you can give me any info

MC 40 LAMP

HI JOHN,
THE MC40 WAS DESIGNED FOR MANCHESTER COLLIERIES THE DUKE OF BRIDGWATERS ESTATE AROUND WORSLEY. THEY WERE PHASED OUT FROM NATIONALISATION IN 1947 AND REPLACED WITH THE TYPE 6.
THEY WERE A PARAFFIN BURNING LAMP WITH A HIGH TENSION LIGHTING CIRCUIT.
REGARDS DAVID MATHER
JOHN KRAMER wrote:
Hi my Dad has a type mc40 lamp and he would greatfull if you can give me any info

LAMP OPENING MAGNET

AT LAST WE HAVE FOUND A MAGNET FOR OPENING YOUR LAMPS.
ITS £10 INC P&P.
PLEASE DO NOT PUT IT NEAR YOUR IPOD. IT EATS THEM FOR BREAKFAST.

LAMP OPENING MAGNET

AT LAST WE HAVE FOUND A MAGNET FOR OPENING YOUR LAMPS. YOU CAN ORDER NOW

SL LIGHTING

hi trevor,
from what you say you have an SL (side lit) lamp with a type 6 top.
the sl or workmans lamp was lit in the lamp room by a current of approx 4 volts. if you strip it down you will see a series of insulating washers.
the current was applied to the side of the vessel and the glass plate. it fed to the platinum wire which glowed red sufficient to light the fuel in the wick.
you couls chop the top off the locking standard wire, enabling you to unscrew the bonnet and light with a naked flame.
59 is for 1959.
regards david

Trevor Funnell wrote: Hi, I've just acquired a Type 6 lamp which I can't work out how to light. The serial plate on the bonnet only mentions that it's a type 6 and there are no other visible markings that resemble serial The Brass fuel tank has been stamped 33/4813 but this appears to have been done after manufacture, next to the wick are what appear to be two screws holding a wire heating element (1cm or so of fuse type wire)The glass bears a Crown type logo with "MFP" in the centre above which is an oval with "M (something)" flanked by "5H 1/4" to the left and "59" I had hoped to use the lamp occasionally as well as keeping it for its ornamental value, I noticed on your web site the odd mention of HT being used to light certain versions of lamp, is mine one of these? and if so am I likely to be able to light it (I would consider minor modifications if it didn't ruin the over all appearance of the lamp.

OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ARRIVES AT JFK

paul horner from DHL -EMA
-you would never have guessed wearing that jacket and on a big yellow plane-
carrying the flame for the special olympics to JFK airport.

FLAME OF HOPE ARRIVES AT JFK

AT 05.44HRS THE FLAME OF HOPE FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS ARRIVED AT JOHN F KENNEDY AIRPORT NEW YORK ON ROUTE FROM EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT ON A LUFTHANSA FREIGHTER COURTESY OF DHL

SL lamp information

hi ola,
the SL for side lit or workmans lamp was used alongside the relighters. workman were not allowed to relight underground.they started phasing them out in the late 70's.
the SL was lit by a low voltage electric current in the lamp room.
the principle of the davy gauze is that the flame will burn inside the gauze but the size of the mild steel gauze ie; 28swg wire with 28 holes per inch sufficiently dissipates the heat so as not to ignite methane or firedamp outside the gauze. so when methane is present it burns in a flame on top of the lamp flame and the height gives the percentage of methane present and thus warns of an explosive atmosphere.
re lighting underground if you relight a lamp in an explosive atmosphere it will detonate and cause an explosion.
re the fuel tank or vessel, the felts inside are designed to soak up the fuel. the filling technique is to fill to the top leave 5 minutes then stand the vessel upside down to drain off the excess fuel. whats left will be sufficient to last 8-12 hours ie a normal shift.
most older pit lamps leak ad it is very difficult to reseal. but if you follow the above you should be ok.
regards david

Thank you VERY much for the quick and thorough answer David. I really appreciate it!

Mine is the one with the platinum wire lighter - were those in use before or after the flint ones?

Also - I was wondering a bit about what actually made the lamps safe in gas - is it because the gauzes makes for an increae of nitrogen making the mixture of gases inside the lamp less flameable?

I have failed to find a really good explanation for how the lamp actually works among all info on the net.

One last thing about my lamp; There seems to be a small leak in the bottom soldering on the tank - Do you think I could blow-torch it to seal it again? Or should I use some chemical seal ? I wouldn?t want to burn the felt inside...

Thanks again for the answer!

Regards,

Ola

TYPE 6 LAMP HELP

SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT A LAMP

hi ola,
the type 6 is a deputies relighter lamp which we supplied in bulk from nationalisation in 1947 to the ministry of power subsequently the national coal board and then british coal.the type 6 began to be replaced by the garforth/GR6S lamp from 1965.
the number 61 stamped on the bonnet is the miner check number. checks are handed in at the lift gate so they know who is underground.
50/ is for made in 1950.
the fuel tank or vessel is packed with felt pads to absorb the fuel,colzalene or relighter spirit which is similar to petrol. you can use petrol or ronson or zippo lighter fuel. in addition there is a long section of wick coming up to the bottom of the wick tube. this must not be removed. on top of this fits the trimming wick approx 1" long which is replaced regularly in the pits.
the felt pads and wick dry out with lack of use.
best policy is to leave it submerged in a can of petrol for a day or two.
the reason paraffin is not used is it will not light with the spark ignition, it needs a naked flame. as the lamp is a flame trap and self extinguishing if dismantled a flame cannot be introduced.
the cracks in the wick tube will not help but it shiuld still burn.
it is called a mag lock bceause it needs magnet to pull down the sprung metal pin.

the innstruction manual comes in the service pack which you can buy online at www.protectorlamp.co.uk
good luck.
regards david mather

Ola Dahlbom wrote:

Hi!

I realize you probably get a bunch of these questions but I´d very much appreciate it if you might help me out a bit:

Firts of all the age.

My lamp is stamped no. 61 on the bonnet - I gather this is just a serial?

On the bottom plate just beside the sixth locker pin which goes up in the bonnet and locks it, is stamped: 50/4026G does this tell you anything?

About the tank:

Is it filled with cotton? If I look down the wick-tube, after removing the wick, it looks like another wick is stuck some 3/4 down. I put a small screwdriver down the tube and pushed and it´s very hard.

I filled the tank with parafine and it runs for a few minutes then it seems it´s not getting enough fuel and starts burning the wick. Is it the fuel that´s wrong?

I also noted that the wick tube is broken; two small cracks runs at each side from the top to near the bottom - does this make for bad capillary force in the wick?

And last: How ist the lock suppose to work? Is it merely a push-spring bolt that´s supposed to go through the hole in the lock? If so - Why is it called a magnet lock?

Again, I hope you don´t mind these questions - I really want my beautiful lamp to work!

Thanks and regards,

Ola Dahlbom

P.S.

Is the a manual for this type of lamp? On the web?

International Mining Memorabilia Fair France

International
Mining Memorabilia Fair
October 14 2007 From 8am to 5pm
Bully les mines France
Miner's lamps, Taillettes, Medals, Tools, Clothing,
Bars, Minerals, Gaillettes, Postcards, Stamps,
Documents, Photographs, films etc.

OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ARRIVES IN UK

THE OLYMPIC FLAME OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY LANDED AT EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT THIS MORNING ON A LUFTHANSA MD11 ON ROUTE FROM COLOGNE. THE FLAME CARRIED IN 2 PROTECTOR TORCH RELAY LAMPS WAS THEN BEING DRIVEN TO LONDON TO BE PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR KEN LIVINGSTONE.
FOR MORE INFO ON THE TORCH RUN CLICK ON THE PHOTO

Special Olympics Shanghai Torch Relay 2007

THE TORCH RELAY GETS UNDERWAY COURTESY OF DHL AND ITS STAFF.
TO FOLLOW THE TORCH RUN CLICK HERE

PROTECTOR LAMP GOES YOU TUBE

YOU CAN NOW SEE VIDEOS ON SERVICING YOUR LAMP ON OUR WEB SITE AND AT YOU TUBE.
USE THESE LINKS
PROTECTOR LAMP SERVICING
PROTECTOR LAMP SERVICING 2
protectorlamp.com

Lamp Presentation

Alan Mabbett(on the left) the operations manager of Total Coal South Africa presenting a Protector Lamp to Yves-Louis Darricarrere who at the time was the Divisional President of the Gas & Power division of Total.

Forzando Colliery South Africa

Forzando Colliery, a mine operated by Total Coal South Africa.

Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics

Three uniformed officers and another volunteer,posing outside of the stadium at Iowa State University where Opening Ceremonies for the 2006 USA National Special Olympics Games were held. The night this picture was taken, the Final Leg team, made up of police officers from around the country, ran with the Flame into the ceremony and lit the cauldron to mark the start of the Games.
The officers are holding a Protector Torch Relay Lamp and a Koehler Bright Star Lamp.

for more on Special Olympics click this link

Pan American Games Rio 2007 Torch Relay

this summer will see 6 protector torch relay lamps used in transporting the flame for the Rio Games.
XV Pan American Games Rio 2007

Special Olympics Shanghai Torch Relay 2007

june will see one of the largest torch relays when the olympic flame travels the world prior to the 2007 World Summer Games in Shanghai in October.
the protector torch relay lamp will be used to carry the flame on DHL aircraft.
Summer Games 2007

CLEARWELL CAVES TRIAL OUR NEW CAP LAMP

Clearwell Caves, the Royal Forest of Dean's
Iron Mining Museum is currently using one
of our latest cap lamps.
for more information on
clearwell click this link

HATFIELD COLLIERY

POWERFUELS RECENTLY REOPENED HATFIELD COLLIERY IS EXPANDING RAPIDLY AND NOW EMPLOYS 200 MEN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO THE ENERGY BLOG

MALTBY COLLIERY

GEOFF BIRCH IN THE LAMP ROOM AT MALTBY MARCH 2007

ASIAN GAMES TORCH RELAY

the emir of doha's son carrying the torch relay flame for the games in january in one of our lamps.

Beamish to create lamp room

for more about beamish museum click this link

CAP LAMP TRIAL AT WINSFORD ROCK SALT MINE

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SALT UNION AND THE MINE CLICK HERE

M1 CAP LAMPS ON TRIAL

THE LAMPS ARE NOW ON TRIAL AT THE MINES OF BRITISH GYPSUM IN THE UK, AT THE REOPENED HATFIELD COLLIERY IN YORKSHIRE AND AT CLEVELAND POTASH'S BOULBY MINE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE MINING OPERATIONS VISIT THE LINKS
BRITISH GYPSUM
POWERFUEL
CLEVELAND POTASH

HM Inspectorate of Mines trial CORDLESS LED CAP LAMPS

THE CAP LAMP TRIAL CONTINUES AT MINES RESCUE AND THE INTIAL REPORTS ARE VERY FAVOURABLE.
A LAMP IS NOW ON TRIAL WITH HER MAJESTYS INSPECTORATE OF MINES- DOESN'T THAT SOUND SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE HSE

FOR MORE DETAILS CLICK HERE
for information on HM Inspectorate of Mines and its role within the Uk mining industry click here

CORDLESS LED CAP LAMPS in use at DSK in Germany

CORDLESS LED CAP LAMPS in use at DSK in Germany

BlogThis!

HM Inspectorate of Mines Trial Cordless LED Cap Lamp

THE CAP LAMP TRIAL CONTINUES AT MINES RESCUE AND THE INTIAL REPORTS ARE VERY FAVOURABLE.
A LAMP IS NOW ON TRIAL WITH HER MAJESTYS INSPECTORATE OF MINES- DOESN'T THAT SOUND SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE HSE

FOR MORE DETAILS CLICK HERE

HM Inspectorate of Mines trial CORDLESS LED CAP LAMPS

THE CAP LAMP TRIAL CONTINUES AT MINES RESCUE AND THE INTIAL REPORTS ARE VERY FAVOURABLE.
A LAMP IS NOW ON TRIAL WITH HER MAJESTYS INSPECTORATE OF MINES- DOESN'T THAT SOUND SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE HSE

FOR MORE DETAILS CLICK HERE
for information on HM Inspectorate of Mines and its role within the Uk mining industry click here

ANTIQUE LAMP GLASSES

HI ROGER ,
WE HAVE SOME COLOURED LAMP GLASSES.
LET ME KNOW ID , OD AND HEIGHT.
REGARDS DAVID MATHER

Rogerpolmear wrote:
I am trying to locate a Blue Glass for a lamp made by Hailwood & Ackroyd of Morley in Leeds. Lamp type 01 No. 257, Can you help or suggest a cintact Thankyou, Roger Polmear, Cornwall.

FUEL - RELIGHTER SPIRIT

HI ADRIAN,
YOU CAN BUY IT FROM US. PROVIDED YOU COLLECT IT IN AN EXPLOSAFE PETROL CAN.
COST IS £5 PER LITRE.
IT IS ALSO AVAIALBLE FROM McCANN CHEMICALS IN HULL. MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 200 LITRES.
REGARDS DAVID MATHER

adriansellars@beeb.net wrote:
Dear Sirs
Where can I buy N.C.B. Relighter Spirit No. 1 or No.2 ,
Shell-mex S.P.B.4.
Adrian Sellars

PROTECTOR TYPE A1 LAMP/GARAGE LAMP

HI RICHARD,
THE A1 IS A GARAGE OR UTILITY LAMP MADE FROM AROUND 1900.
ITS FIRST USE WAS TO HANG BY A CAR RADIATOR OVERNIGHT TO STOP THE COOLANT FREEZING.
IT WAS SOLD AS A UTILITY LAMP AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIFREEZE UNTILO THE 1950'S
REGARDS DAVID MATHERI have a Protector Lamp Type A1. The reference number on the base is 56195. I wonder if you would have any information about it's age, or if it is likely to have been used in a mine, or for other use as in your FAQ pages?

Many thanks for any advise and help with this.

Kind regards R Hutchinson.

Mine lamp exhibtion in spain information needed

I am a Senior Engineer with wide experience in the Design & Construction of Head Frames and Winding Gear Systems in coal mines.

In the present I am writing a book about the Coal Mines in Asturias (North Spain), including these matters and history of mine lamps:

• Head Frames & Winding Gear systems, with data and characteristics.

• Mine Lamps:
Oil wick: Spout – Frosch – Sicilians - Saint Etienne-etc.
Blende
Candle sticks
Carbide
Safety
Electric

About the Mine Lamps, jointly with some Spanish collector, we are preparing a “Mine Lamp Exhibition” for the next summer. For the Mine Lamp, I would appreciate that you send me, information as far as possible, to be included in the Book and exhibited in wall panels, if available, in digital format. For instance:
Photos
Pictures
Brochures
Factory History

Thanks a lot for your attention


Jesús Llaneza Díaz

Protector type 1A

hi rob, simply unscrew the base anti clockwise.
you can then unscrew and remove the wick holder and fill up with paraffin or lamp oil. light with a naked flame and then put it back together
regards david mather

Rob White wrote:

I have just purchased a miners lamp and would like to know how to safely dismantle it. I presume there must be some way to dismantle either to clean or fill up. Do you have any advice or diagrams to show how to do so safely?
Thanks
Rob White

Koehler lamp help

I have a PERMISSIBLE FLAME SAFTY LAMP ,APPROVAL NO 209
ISSUED TO THE KOEHLER MFG. CO.MARLBORO MASS.USA
.It was given to me by my father on his passing and it was given
to him about 15 to 20 years ago from the ARMY and NAVY VETS mens club he
belonged to as a gift for his contrabution to the running of the club and being
a past presedent and a long time founding menber of UNIT NO. 283.
I would like to make it operational as it is complete but is in used condition
with scratches /dings and a bend in the top plate where the hook for hanging the lamp is .
I do not know how it comes apart or what type of fuel it uses .There is a wick in it and it
moves up and down and there is a turn type handle on the bottom which unscrews and
has a spring behind it.This is the flint mech.
The base unscrews about 1/4 of an inch then stops like it hits a stop
but can not go any further, I have tried to pull the bottom part away from the upper pc where
it seems to unscrew but can not seperate it at all and I do not want to force it.
Can you help me out please ..
Any info you can supply me with would be greatly appreciated , and maybe you could tell me
its approx value as I plan on giving it to my son in a year or two .
Thank You


Robert Hart

lamp room photos can anyone help

hi
was woundering if you could help me , i am currently reserceing miners lamps do you no of any were i can get some photo images or imfo of the old miners lamp rooms were the lamps would of been kept ?
thank you
anthony