Davy lamp

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John DaviesKirkby in Cleveland, North Yorkshire • The container of the Olympic flame flown into the UK is actually a Davy lamp, invented by Sir Humphry Davy 200 years ago to prevent explosions in coalmines.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2012

This testing with the open flame has almost entirely ceased since the introduction of the perfected Davy lamp.

From The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes by Martin, Edward A.

Have you ever heard of the Humphrey Davy lamp?

From The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island by Finlay, Roger Thompson

This was done in all mines until the Davy lamp was universally adopted.

From The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern by Verne, Jules

He thought perhaps the butty would let him go down with his Davy lamp.

From Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading by Kingston, William Henry Giles