| Reference number | MOB/046 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Safety lamp by Humphry Davy |
| Date | c.1815 |
| Description | Original model for a miners’ safety lamp, comprising a narrow cylindrical wire gauze and a wick, housed under a glass dome, on an ebonized base. |
| Extent | 1 instrument |
| Format | Scientific Instrument |
| Materials | Metal, ebony, glass |
| Dimensions | h 150 mm |
| Access status | Open |
| Provenance | Exact provenance unknown, likely presented to the Royal Society by Davy, possibly with one of his papers on the subject |
| Related material | Written about at length in Davy's papers 'I. On the fire-damp of coal mines, and on methods of lighting the mines so as to prevent its explosion' & 'II. An account of an invention for giving light in explosive mixtures of fire-damp in coal mines, by consuming the fire-damp', Philosophical Transactions, vol 106, 1816 |
| URL description | Digital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library |
| URL | https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8475 |
| https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8476 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8200 | Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); chemist | 1778 - 1829 |