RARE NEWCASTLE SIDEFILLER DAVY MINERS SAFETY LAMP

ALTHOUGH UNMARKED, THE LAMP HAS THE STYLE OF MOUNTAIN OF NEWCASTLE WITH IT\'S -

CUT AWAY SADDLE TWIST LOCK

INTERNAL SCREW GAUZE CAGE TO VESSEL

CHUNKY SIDE SCREW LOCK INTO THREADS

COPPER COLOUR VESSEL (THE VESSEL IS ACTUALLY BRASS WHEN POLISHED UP, BUT OXYDISES BACK TO COPPER COLOUR BECAUSE OF THE ALLOY MIX)

THE VESSEL HAS A DOVETAIL SEAM (SEE PIC 6) - THIS WAS TO STOP THE VESSEL DISTORTING WHEN SOLDERED UP

ALL THE ABOVE ARE TYPICAL OF EARLY NEWCASTLE DAVYS AND MOUNTAIN IN PARTICULAR.

INSPECT THIS LAMP AND THE NORMAL SIZE DAVY THAT WAS SOLD ON E-BAY 6-4-14 FOR £1746.63 ( item number:171281288767) THE FEATURES AND STYLE ARE IDENTICAL, BUT THIS IS THE BABY SIDE FILLER VERSION.

THERE ARE NO MAJOR BUMPS, SCRATCHES OR DENTS - SEE PICS FOR CONDITION.

THE LAMP IS 100+ YEARS OLD AND HAS SURVIVED WELL

PLEASE INSPECT PICTURES FOR CONDITION

MANUAL RELIGHT.

PRICKER WICK ADJUSTMENT

SIDE SCREW LOCK

SIDE FILLER WITH RETAINING CHAIN

BRASS BARS

GAUZE GOOD AND COPPER

8\" TALL, 2.5\" DIAMETER APPROX.

DON\'T MISS IT AND THEN REGRET IT.

THIS IS AN EXCELLENT LAMP.

INTERNATIONAL POSTED QUOTED WILL BE PART RETURNED IF POSTAGE AND PACKING IS FOUND TO BE CHEAPER.

On an buyer enquiry about postage cost to France, it has been quoted by courier at £20 post. If you want to offer, ask for postage, insurance and packaging quote to your countryInsurance extra

On 23-Apr-14 at 08:21:08 BST, seller added the following information:

THIS IS THE ACTUAL LAMP THAT IS IN DAVID BARRIES BOOK ON MINING LAMPS - THE WAND OF SCIENCE. IT IS AROUND PAGE 21, RIGHT HAND LAMP. CHECK THE EXACT FEATURES.

On 23-Apr-14 at 08:24:18 BST, seller added the following information:

THE TWO PREVIOUS OWNERS IN THE LAST FOUR DECADES WERE TWO OF THE UK\'s TOP COLLECTORS - P.C.A. & R.S. - FOR THOSE WHO KNOW LAMP COLLECTING.