Miner's Lamp 1907
You can read the description engraved on this old Welsh miner's lamp for yourself. Just enlarge. It is indeed a beautiful antique object of great personal historic significance.
Both my grandfathers had been coal miners. My father's father had come from the Rhondda Valley in Wales and had worked in the mines there until his mid twenties. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhondda
My mother's father spent all his working life in the Queensland coal mines around Ipswich, the last 30 of which were spent in the Queensland Mine's Rescue Service (for which he was awarded the British Empire Medal).
Whilst on a visit with friends in England in 1979, my parents were presented with this lamp (since their friends knew of the family mining links). It had been found in the attic of a church in Edgeware, London. How it got there we don't know, although it is possible that the Welsh miner who owned it, Ned Morgan ( a very Welsh name is Morgan), was converted during the Welsh Revival that began in 1904, and after moving to London later in life presented it to the church. But we can't be sure.
At least we can be sure of this much. The lamp is now in my safekeeping, and it is not for sale at any price.
It is interesting to know that the date on this lamp (1907) was during the time that the Beaconsfield gold mine was in full production.
Miner's Lamp 1907
You can read the description engraved on this old Welsh miner's lamp for yourself. Just enlarge. It is indeed a beautiful antique object of great personal historic significance.
Both my grandfathers had been coal miners. My father's father had come from the Rhondda Valley in Wales and had worked in the mines there until his mid twenties. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhondda
My mother's father spent all his working life in the Queensland coal mines around Ipswich, the last 30 of which were spent in the Queensland Mine's Rescue Service (for which he was awarded the British Empire Medal).
Whilst on a visit with friends in England in 1979, my parents were presented with this lamp (since their friends knew of the family mining links). It had been found in the attic of a church in Edgeware, London. How it got there we don't know, although it is possible that the Welsh miner who owned it, Ned Morgan ( a very Welsh name is Morgan), was converted during the Welsh Revival that began in 1904, and after moving to London later in life presented it to the church. But we can't be sure.
At least we can be sure of this much. The lamp is now in my safekeeping, and it is not for sale at any price.
It is interesting to know that the date on this lamp (1907) was during the time that the Beaconsfield gold mine was in full production.