it makes me feel comfortable in a similar way that radio chatter and ocean weather forecast do, it's just pure information presented clearly and the competence and reliability of it makes me feel safe
i have one of these beasts. The markings are The Wolf Safety Lamp (Wm MAURICE) Sheffield Ltd. William Maurice (1872-1951) was the founder of the Wolf Safety Lamp Company in Sheffield, England, which manufactured safety lamps for mining and quarrying: History: In 1910, Maurice bought the business rights from Friemann and Wolf of Zwickau, Saxony, Germany. Products: The company produced a variety of miners' safety lamps, including the Wolf Safety Lamp Co (Wm Maurice) Ltd Sheffield Miners Lamp Type 7 and the Wolf Safety Lamp Co, (Wm Maurice Ltd) Sheffield, Type FG. Materials: The lamps were made from metal and glass.
Oil lamps are a total rabbit hole. It started with a friend asking me to restore a rusty old Feuerhand back to working condition. I have now restored a couple of cold blast Chalwyns and a hot blast BAT. I have now moved on to pressured lamps being a Tilley and a Vapalux and there is now a calcium carbide lamp on the shelf requiring attention. It is a fascinating history of the development of non-electric lighting.
omg what a great intro, Gilles! Also, I have an idea for a channel contest: "Win a weekend of antiquing with Gilles" - you must know some fantastic places.
When I served in The US Navy onboard ship in the early 80's, we still used a flame safety lamp for detecting oxygen levels and explosive gases for damage control purposes.
As a kid, I would enjoy trips to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. They had (still do, I think) a whole coal mine experience. And one of the first things they talked about on the tour was safety lamps. They would light one and put it in a sealed box with a window, and actually pump methane into the box and show how it reacted. Then they lit another lamp with a hole in its mesh and did the same thing. Of course it would explode in the box with the methane. After some time they stopped doing that, sadly.
Not as explosive as my laughter at your preamble. Dang near gave my bride a heart attack, me listening with headphones on and exploded with a great LOL. "What!!!?", so I turned on the audio for her and she had a good belly laugh too.
I wish to congratulate you . An in-depth informative video, well presented and carefully researched. (And i miss my cap gun. Especially the distinctive aroma after you had fired a few rounds. :-(
Thank you Gilles. Using one of these would certainly be a hazard just for the caps and the benzene, but I suppose that pales in comparison to, well, mining coal.
I love your videos always interesting and it's nice to learn new things. I am an old fat man but until I die I will learn something new everyday it makes life worthwhile.
Sorta confused why you haven't covered calcium carbide lamps yet. And the common alternative uses of calcium carbide+water such as getting rid of moles tearing up your yard.
You deserve an award just for the pronunciations
The short gag intros are always hilarious
Anyone else watch these videos to 1) learn something new & 2) just for comfort? Can’t quite describe how much I love this channel!❤
It's also refreshing to see a proper French Canadian and he's very funny.
it makes me feel comfortable in a similar way that radio chatter and ocean weather forecast do, it's just pure information presented clearly and the competence and reliability of it makes me feel safe
It’s a lamp with a cap gun! You can’t beat that!
i have one of these beasts. The markings are The Wolf Safety Lamp (Wm MAURICE) Sheffield Ltd. William Maurice (1872-1951) was the founder of the Wolf Safety Lamp Company in Sheffield, England, which manufactured safety lamps for mining and quarrying:
History: In 1910, Maurice bought the business rights from Friemann and Wolf of Zwickau, Saxony, Germany.
Products: The company produced a variety of miners' safety lamps, including the Wolf Safety Lamp Co (Wm Maurice) Ltd Sheffield Miners Lamp Type 7 and the Wolf Safety Lamp Co, (Wm Maurice Ltd) Sheffield, Type FG.
Materials: The lamps were made from metal and glass.
I love this oil lamp rabbit hole! You could probably do a similar series with Hurricane and other lamp types too.
Oil lamps are a total rabbit hole. It started with a friend asking me to restore a rusty old Feuerhand back to working condition. I have now restored a couple of cold blast Chalwyns and a hot blast BAT. I have now moved on to pressured lamps being a Tilley and a Vapalux and there is now a calcium carbide lamp on the shelf requiring attention.
It is a fascinating history of the development of non-electric lighting.
Technology Connections actually did a pretty comprehensive video on hurricane lamps.
Now I have this image of miners doing the Safety Dance with safety lamps looking for fire damphs.
Great.. Now I've got that song stuck in my head.
We can damp if you want to...
MR PRESIDENT WE MUST NOT ALLOW A *MINE SHAFT GAP!*
Kino movie
Great movie.
Best comment I’ve read today! 😂😂
Gentleman! You can't fight in here! This is the war room!
omg what a great intro, Gilles! Also, I have an idea for a channel contest: "Win a weekend of antiquing with Gilles" - you must know some fantastic places.
Most interesting channel on TH-cam. Thank you 👍🇳🇱
Sorry - but this is the best channel on youtube.
It is always educational and relaxing at the same time.
When I served in The US Navy onboard ship in the early 80's, we still used a flame safety lamp for detecting oxygen levels and explosive gases for damage control purposes.
cool!...what type of ships?
Fantastic, I am amazed at how complicated some of these lamps are!
✌️💚🙏 🇬🇧
When all you've got is clockwork and a little chemistry, you use clockwork and chemistry to do important jobs if at all possible.
As a kid, I would enjoy trips to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. They had (still do, I think) a whole coal mine experience. And one of the first things they talked about on the tour was safety lamps. They would light one and put it in a sealed box with a window, and actually pump methane into the box and show how it reacted. Then they lit another lamp with a hole in its mesh and did the same thing. Of course it would explode in the box with the methane. After some time they stopped doing that, sadly.
Not as explosive as my laughter at your preamble. Dang near gave my bride a heart attack, me listening with headphones on and exploded with a great LOL.
"What!!!?", so I turned on the audio for her and she had a good belly laugh too.
Learn something new everyday here,and its amazing what you find, thanks for bringing us along on your adventures
So very concise, as always…thank you for what you do
I wish to congratulate you . An in-depth informative video, well presented and carefully researched.
(And i miss my cap gun. Especially the distinctive aroma after you had fired a few rounds. :-(
9:44 another more miner difference
L is the 12th letter of the alphabet, so perhaps 1912? Also, have you found a 100,000 square foot building so you can open your museum to the public?
Sure, it must be annoying to do a video on mining lamps only to find out you missed one, but at least it makes for Light Work on your part.
I expect minor revisions as new information comes to light
Excellent video!
Thank you Gilles. Using one of these would certainly be a hazard just for the caps and the benzene, but I suppose that pales in comparison to, well, mining coal.
boy, if the bar for being a collector is only 3, i collect a great many things lol.
Well, now you've got an excuse to hit up Nile Red to make a strip of igniter paper for that lamp so you can properly demonstrate it.
Another great video thanks. You ought to do some on hot blast and cold blast lanterns as well as maybe the history of the electric flashlight
1:24 As a child, he yearned for the mines.
Good information. Very interesting.
lithgow visitor centre is a giant safety lamp! the small arms factory museum is also worth checking out.
The intro made me laugh and the content was QI
I love your videos always interesting and it's nice to learn new things. I am an old fat man but until I die I will learn something new everyday it makes life worthwhile.
Closets & cabinets are where collections go to die. Do you display your collection(s) in a manner that facilitates quick & easy fondling?
I'll be back after I clean up my chair.
You should get someone to conduct a demo of the lamp, maybe someone like Cody's Lab or the Thought Emporium
Hope you find the singing lamp as well. 🙏
Not to complain, but your opening scared the crap out of me!
"We made this lamp safer by adding mercury fulminate and asbestos."
Really?! Is that the general rule of things!? If you have 3 or more you are a collector?! 😮🤩
hole, mine, blk, it ventures to the depths of hell and lucifer sits here on its pot of gold snickering still
isn't this your THIRD safety lamp video???
When you accidentally become a collector.
LOL My girlfriend's grandparents worked at GLZ
I was gonna comment on the existance of Friemann u. Wolf on the other video but was thinking it wasnt too different to be worth mentioning.
could you use a miner's lamp in a rabbithole?
(soustitre: Gilles au pays des merveilles)
Off w/ a bang...
Sorta confused why you haven't covered calcium carbide lamps yet.
And the common alternative uses of calcium carbide+water such as getting rid of moles tearing up your yard.
There is a link in the description to his video on calcium carbide lamps.
Great video. 12-2-24 M
there will not be a mineshaft gap
Deutschland 😊
Oh boy, that german pronounciation lmao
damp... could you talk a bit on the origin of that word?
he did on previous videos. it comes from the german word Dampf (steam)
It's a close cousin to moist.