Miners' Lamps

The Death Valley region has experienced over 150 years of mining booms and busts. For those who mined the dark tunnels, ledges, crevices, and adits [horizonatal mine entrance] in order to extract gold, silver, copper and other mining ores, lighting was required in order to illuminate their work. These lamps and candle holder are just a few examples of the lamps used by Death Valley miners.

Candle Lamp [front]
Iron. L 32.4 cm
Death Valley National Park, DEVA 51393

Carbide Lamp [back center]
Chicago, IL
Metal. W 9.7, H 16, Dia 8.2 cm
Death Valley National Park, DEVA 51390

Carbide Lamp [back right]
Iron. H 10, W 5.7, Dia 5.1 cm
Death Valley National Park, DEVA 51391

Lamp [back left]
Washington, PA
Iron. H 7.5 (including tuft at end of spout), Dia 4 cm
Death Valley National Park, DEVA 51392