[E1255-F] (E-12-55) Miner's Safety Lamp
Item set
Title
[E1255-F] (E-12-55) Miner's Safety Lamp
Description
This folder contains correspondence concerning the technical and commercial development of Edison's battery-powered safety lamp and its attachment to headgear for a portable, hands-free light source. The correspondents include N. J. Richards, vice president and general manager of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co., one of the first companies to test Edison's safety lamps. Also included are interoffice communications by Edison associate H. H. Meno Kammerhoff regarding the shipment of lamps, patent applications, and other matters and a communication by employee Arthur Mudd relating to the "cost of experimental work on miniature cell for police and miners."
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Identifier
E1255-F
uri
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/E1255-F
Type
Edison General File
Rights
Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Is Part Of
Edison General File Series -- 1912
Alternative Title
(E-12-55) Miner's Safety Lamp