This product is a vintage British miner's safety lamp manufactured by W.E. Teale & Co Ltd. The lamp was designed to provide illumination in underground mining environments while also ensuring the safety of miners. It is a collectible item that represents the history of mining and the advancements in safety technology.

This Vintage W.E. Teale Miners Lamp is an absolutely superb piece still with its original wick. The brass plate inscription reads ' W.E. Teale & Co LTD - Swinton, Lang ' and No 75 is stamped in the middle of the plate as well as on the brass reservoir rim below the glass.  The lamp weighs approximately 2 kilos (4.4 lbs); stands 11.5" (12.5" inches to top of the handle loop). The lamp also has a 4" hooked handle. The lamp sports a few minor dents attesting to it actually being use. The original glass chimney is incribed/etched 'MP British 70x70'

This is great, Vitcorian miner's Stephenson's Lamp manufactured and patented by W.E. Teale & Co. Ltd.. W. E.Teale was a small company that was apparently bought by the Eccles Protector Lamp & Lighting company in the late 1800s, so this lamp must be Victorian at the very least. Condition as per pics.

The science behind the Stephenson's oil lamp, called the 'Geordi', drew air into a tall glass chimney. When firedamp (methane gas) entered the chimeny the oxygen was diluted and the flame extinguised. Any gases leavingthe chimney had a very low oxygen concentration, which prevented the enclosed flame escaping into the atmosphere and causing an explosion. The oil safety lamp continued to evolve until the electric lamp began to take over in the 1900s.