Petrol lamp with a firestone igniter

* Origin: Germany * Producer: Friemann & Wolf GmbH * Date: 1910 * Height: 30,5 cm * Diameter: 10 cm This petrol lamp is also known as one of the safety lamps. That is because the elements of the lamp protect the flame inside it well enough to carry the lamp around the mines in the presence of flammable gases there. Using a wire gauze around the flame was designed to cool down the lamp, and the glass casing below further protected the igniter. The glass casing can be removed. Compared to the petrol lamp with a chatter igniter, a firestone igniter was an improvement. A firestone was stroked to the gear to create a spark of fire. This system was more effective than the chatter igniter because the firestones lasted for longer. Besides that, they sparked better than the chatters. Although this lamp prevented the explosions in the mines, unlike the earlier lamps with the open flame, it still was heavy to carry around and could not be attached to the helmet. Created by: Anna Bashuk