Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Apedale Heritage Centre, mine tour and museum


This special attraction was created at the site of Staffordshire's Apedale Mine and is run by a team of dedicated volunteers. Along with the underground mine experience, we have an interesting and informative Museum, and a welcoming café and gift shop.

The centre is set in the unique landscape of Apedale Country Park. The site is also home to the Moseley Railway Trust's collection of narrow gauge industrial locomotives.

We are open every day from 10:30am to 4:00pm, although mine tours are only run at the weekend and Bank Holidays.

Monday, December 01, 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

MINERS LAMPS.NET

minerslamps.net


minerslamps.net


interesting american site




Mine Locomotive Carbide Safety Lamp. Made by Wilhelm Sieppel, Bochum, Germany. Circa 1910. Click photo for more images.

Buy, Sell, or Trade. Will buy one specimen, or entire collection. Free Appraisals

Hello!! My name is Dave Gresko, and welcome to my homepage. I have been buying, selling, trading, and collecting antique miner's lighting devices for the past 25 years. Presently, I mainly focus on rare and unusual miner's safety lamps. Do you have any? If so, I would like to hear about them. Just send me an email with a photo, and I will see if I can provide information on your lamp!

minerslamps.net


minerslamps.net


interesting american site




Mine Locomotive Carbide Safety Lamp. Made by Wilhelm Sieppel, Bochum, Germany. Circa 1910. Click photo for more images.

Buy, Sell, or Trade. Will buy one specimen, or entire collection. Free Appraisals

Hello!! My name is Dave Gresko, and welcome to my homepage. I have been buying, selling, trading, and collecting antique miner's lighting devices for the past 25 years. Presently, I mainly focus on rare and unusual miner's safety lamps. Do you have any? If so, I would like to hear about them. Just send me an email with a photo, and I will see if I can provide information on your lamp!

Friday, November 14, 2008

LAMP HANDLING AND SAFETY

hi kevin,
is this connected with the torch relay?
i ask because the results would vary with the type of lamp.
if its a torch relay based on the GR6S; videos of fueling are on you tube and still photos are on our website;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHP9437uaIE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScRi-s4SvR8
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UGDDI8wD37gCgH3ZxhKWfw

fuel;kerosene or paraffin, this helps safety as it can only be lit with a naked flame. (the unmodified GR6S uses relighter spirit which has a very low flashpoint to cope with the lamps spark ignition.)
the lamp base or fuel vessel is packed with felts to absorb the fuel for transfer to the wick. so we recommend filling with fuel to the brim of the filler neck then after is has been soaking for a few minutes turn it upside down so the excess fuel can drain off.
the lamps are very robust as they are designed for use in a coal mine. the glasses are double fired pyrex or similar so are very strong.
it is important that the bung is secured tightly in the glass hole used for flame transfer. the fire resistant rubber seal should be clean,soft and undamaged.
the easiest way to put out a lamp is by dropping it vertically or banging it down on a hard surface . this causes the flame to jump off the wick.
the lamps are designed to burn for between 8 and 24 hours on a small flame. the wick should be turned down as far as possible until the flame nearly goes out and then back up slightly to establish a small but stable flame. the aim is for the fuel to burn just above the wick so it is not burning the wick. so a clean uncoked wick is important so there is a steady fuel flow.
the flame is enclosed within a flame trap so will burn gases within the double gauze enclosure in the top of the lamp but not ignite gases outside of the flame trap.
in other words if you take a lit lamp into an enclosed space with an explosive percentage of methane the lamp will burn the methane and indicate its presence but not cause igntion of the gas.
the normal place for a lit lamp to be carried is on a miners belt, so you can see that they are used to being banged about.
we supply a cradle for fixing the torch relay lamps on board aircraft.
re the boat deck scenario, i don't know as we have not tried it, i suspect the flame would go out as a result of the shock of the fall. thats what usually happens when a lamp is dropped in a coal mine.
if the fuelling has been done as above the fuel would stay in the felts.if it stayed lit it should just keep burning until the fuel runs out.

i hope this is helpful, but please ask if you need more.

regards david mather

Kevin Corson wrote:
David,
If a lit lantern, full of fuel, was placed on it’s side and allowed to roll at will, (think boat deck on a rolling ocean), what happens to the flame and the fuel, please?
Kevin Corson
Astar Air Cargo

Manager, Dangerous Goods Group

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Type 6 M & Q Safety Lamps

PAUL MARTIN FROM NASHVILLE ASKED ABOUT HIS LAMP;

I live in Nashville, TN. We found one of your lamps in my Dad's attic as we were cleaning it out. It looks like it is all brass. On the stamped brass it says Type 6 M & Q Safety Lamps Approved 8/28
I tried to put some lamp oil into it but it does not seem to go in it. Can you tell us something about it and how we can make it work. Thanks so much.

Paul Martin

the Type 6 or deputies relighter lamp became the main lamp for gas detection from nationalisation of UK mines in 1947.
the GR6S in use today in coal mines and as modified for the olympic torch relays is a development of this.the type 6 was gradually replaced by the gr6s from the early 1970's.
fuel is relighter spirit or colzalene, which has a very low flashpoint so it will light with the spark ignition. it is very similair to lighter fluid and petrol.
lamp oil is kerosene/paraffin based and will only light with a naked flame.
to get it to light soak the vesssel in petrol, make sure the wick is soft and that the striker is producing a spark from the flint.
replacement parts come in our service kit whcih you can buy in our online shop.
http://www.protectorlamp.com/shopdraft.htm

LIGHTING AN SL ??????????? HELP

HAS ANYONE OUT THERE DEVELOPED A RIG FOR LIGHTING SL'S?
HERE IS ANDERS PROBLEM;
I'm still strugling with the lighting the lamp with 4 volt (as mentioned in the blog of september 20, 2007). All the batteries I have tried, have not had power enough to heat up the wire, and the 1 Amp power supply just short curcuited. Have you got any idears about lighting the lamp? I'm getting quite desperate :)
On the base there is stamped 53/5291 and E. I recon that the 53 is the production year, does the 5291 or the E say any thing about the lamp type?

Friday, November 07, 2008

USA mines worked in the 60's

some photos from mike verdetto who is using a garforth lamp to explore these old workings.

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

IS YOUR DOG RULING YOUR LIFE?

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OUR 18 MONTH OLD BORDER COLLIE MAX WAS UNTIL WE MET MAL.
HAVE A LOOK AT HIS WEB SITE.

HAROLD RILEY - ONE OF SALFORDS FINEST

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JULIE MATHER AND ANTHONY GARRETT WHO BOTH WERE BORN IN ORDSALL MET HAROLD RECENTLY.
WHAT A LOVELY MAN AND A GREAT ARTIST AND OF COURSE A RED THROUGH AND THROUGH.THEY WERE BOTH SPELLBOUND AND HAVE NOT STOPPED TALKING ABOUT IT SINCE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SALFORDS GREATEST LIVING ARTIST VISIT THE RILEY ARCHIVE.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Olympic Torch Relay

The security lamp mentioned in the article is in fact a modified miners
lamp made by Protector Lamp in Eccles, Manchester.
The unmodified lamp is still used in Coal Mines in the UK and Poland for
gas testing.It is used to carry the flame from Olympus and onto planes
used for transporting the flame.It is the only safe method of carrying a
naked flame on a plane.
Protector Lamps carried the flame for Sydney,Athens and Torino and for
the Special Olympics in Shanghai last year.They have also carried the
flame for the Pan American Games and the Asian Games.
It has always been a great way of bringing people together and informing
them of the games. I was saddened to see the debacle it became this
year with chinese paramilitaries barging people out of the way.
Let us hope that such a great event is not spoiled for the future.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Friday, June 27, 2008

Lamp Fuel


some helpful hints from the healey hero site on lamp fuel

Lamp Identity


I have a lamp with your company name on it. Everything about it looks original. I am just trying to find out a little bit about the lantern age--use--value--anything that you can tell me would help. I have attached a couple of pictures.

Thanks

Gwen
its basically an iron topped SL probably from the 1950's, however the centre around the wick is not original, it has been modified.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Helmet City


for all you bikers out there like me, log onto helmet city for great deals and service on a new lid.
i got a new schuberth from them and they were great to deal with.

ByAnyMeansTV,Charley Boorman


see charleys latest adventures on you tube

Friday, May 09, 2008

KSE's Cordless LED Cap Lamps New Users

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Following the huge leap in sales in Germany KSE's lamps are now taking off in the UK.
New customers include ITM working on the London Underground,
Cleveland Potash's rescue team and surface mine.
Lanes for Drains sewer relining team,
and Clearwell Caves.
Quite a few cavers have caught the bug to with our non AtEx lamps

KSE's Cordless LED Cap Lamps New Users


Following the huge leap in sales in Germany KSE's lamps are now taking off in the UK.
New customers include ITM working on the London Underground,
Cleveland Potash's rescue team and surface mine.
Lanes for Drains sewer relining team,
and Clearwell Caves.
Quite a few cavers have caught the bug to with our non AtEx lamps

Web Site Llinks

We are developing our links page and would like to add interesting sites on mining,lamps and the history of mining.
We would welcome your suggestions.

Web Site Llinks

We are developing our links page and would like to add interesting sites on mining,lamps and the history of mining.
We would welcome your suggestions.

Mining Web Links

We are developing our links page to give you more access to a variety of sites linked to mining,lamps and history.

JCM 1 Lamp



hi tom,
i notice its got an 85 stamped near the base of the glass, would 1985 be about right.
johnson,clapham and morris were wire makers from greymare lane in east manchester. so they made gauze for miners lamps and like many companies from the early 1900's made lamps.
they would have supplied us with lamp gauze. when they decided to sell the lamp business we bought it in the mid 1950's.
y that time they were only making the JCM 1 which was used by the GPO( british telecom), sewer and tunelling contractors. it was used like our 1A lamp under TM1 Schedule B for testing for bad air; ie oxygen deficiency.
they are still used by some contractors now and in the royal naval dockyards. you hang the lamp down into a chamber and if it goes out you have to ventilate before any one can work there.
regards david mather

Tom Heeran wrote:
David,

Could you please supply any history on the lamp attached.

I only know my Dad was a foreman building the sewer around the country for Kennedy's. I have had the lamp refurbished at your workshop a few years ago when i used to look after your telephone system, I regret that I didn't note down the history of the lamp at that time, I only recall that you stated he lamp was in original order.

Tom Heeran


hi ernie,
its a Type 6RS which was mainly used in the north east, durham newcastle areas.
the last ones came out of service about 6 years ago shortly before Ellington Colliery closed.
the type 6 service kit will do and if you email when you order we will see if we can find a 6RS badge.
regards david



Dear Sirs
I have a miners lamp that I am trying to restore to its original working condition.
I am unsure of the manufacturer as there is no identification on the lamp. I do know that it was in use in a British Coal mine until the late 60s it is underground relightable and from your website it looks like a Garforth GR6s. I also note from your website there is maintenance package available for this lamp.
I have attached two photographs of the lamp and hope that you may be able to help.
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Thank you
Ernie Skelly.

Magnetic Lock Opening

 /></a><br />hi brian,<br />your mag lock is in the locked position. you need a strong magnet to pull down the ferrous sprung pin.<br />you may be able to slide a feeler gauge in to push it down.<br /><br /><br /> Hi,<br /> Sorry to bother you. My Protector Lamp is in two parts (See photograph). How do I get the short brass arm (See close-up) to one side so the two parts screw together?<br /> Thanking you in anticipation.<br /> Richard Hobson
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Magnetic Lock Opening


hi brian,
your mag lock is in the locked position. you need a strong magnet to pull down the ferrous sprung pin.
you may be able to slide a feeler gauge in to push it down.


Hi,
Sorry to bother you. My Protector Lamp is in two parts (See photograph). How do I get the short brass arm (See close-up) to one side so the two parts screw together?
Thanking you in anticipation.
Richard Hobson

Half Size- Minature Presentation Lamp



hi chris,
its a half size non working presentation lamp made from the 1960's to the late 1990's.
regards david
I wonder if you could help me please? I'm trying to find some more information on an old lamp I have marked 'Protector Lamp & Lighting Co Ltd Made in England Eccles'. This is also engraved on the bottom of the lamp. The lamp is 12cm tall by 4 and a half cm wide.The top half of the lamp unscrews and there is some kind of wick inside. The lamp has a hanging hook on the top. However, there is no model number or date on the lamp? The only history I have is that it is believed to have been made by a member of the firm as a gift for one of my relatives now deceased. All the other lamps I've seen on the web seem to have a model number on them so I'm struggling!

Sorry to be so vague with the information but I know nothing about these lamps other than what I have found out through your great website! Any information you may have would be very much appreciated.

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Type 6 Alluminium Surveyors Lamp

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hi john,
its a Type 6 surveyors lamp.
they were mainly used by surveyors in the early 50's. the base was alluminium to save weight.the slide is the shut off ring for gas reading, o s - open and shut.
they stopped being used i think late 1950's. there was an ignition at a mine thought to be caused by a reaction between iron and the alloy foil of a kitkat wrapper, as a result alloy lamps were no longer allowed.
regards david

John Douglas wrote:
Hi David,
Please can you give me any information on this safety lamp.
The base & top have the number 20728 stamped on them, the top has the letter G after the number.
The glass is embossed with the following : - 581/4, MP in a circle, 591/2, P.L.C.I. British.
Next to the flint wheel is stamped Pat No 3448.
The opposite end from where the flint striker enters is stamped Patent.
The top has a small slide on the side with the letters O & S at either end.
Regards John Douglas

Type 6 Alluminium Surveyors Lamp

Type 6 Alluminium Surveyors Lamp



hi john,
its a Type 6 surveyors lamp.
they were mainly used by surveyors in the early 50's. the base was alluminium to save weight.the slide is the shut off ring for gas reading, o s - open and shut.
they stopped being used i think late 1950's. there was an ignition at a mine thought to be caused by a reaction between iron and the alloy foil of a kitkat wrapper, as a result alloy lamps were no longer allowed.
regards david

John Douglas wrote:
Hi David,
Please can you give me any information on this safety lamp.
The base & top have the number 20728 stamped on them, the top has the letter G after the number.
The glass is embossed with the following : - 581/4, MP in a circle, 591/2, P.L.C.I. British.
Next to the flint wheel is stamped Pat No 3448.
The opposite end from where the flint striker enters is stamped Patent.
The top has a small slide on the side with the letters O & S at either end.
Regards John Douglas
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