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Ackroyd & Best Ltd. (Manufacturer)

This miner's lamp originally came from Mapperley Colliery near Ilkeston, Nottinghamshire. It dates from the nineteenth century, and was made by Ackroyd & Best Ltd., of Morley.

1 lamp: metal, glass; good condition

MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Lamp // [pencil sketch] // Age // 19th Century // Who made it and where? // Ackroyd + Best Ltd, Morley // Who used it and where? // from Mapperly [sic] Colliery // ... Any other information // Hailwood's [?] pattern', Letter, A. J. Burkart to J. W. Y. Higgs, 22 August 1957 - 'Thank you for your letter of 15th August. I now return the specifications of the lamps I referred to. // Nearly all are in full working order and those that are not, need only minor repair. No. 6 and no 21 are the artistic gems of the collection, though not necessarily the most interesting. // References to Falk are to a Falk, Stadelmann catelogue I was fortunate to acquire which is virtually a catalogue raisonne of lamps for domestic and non-industrial use. References to Robins are to F. W. Robins, "Story of the Lamp" (O.U.P.) 1937...'

Morley [Leeds [unitary authority]]

1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31

Nineteenth century

Metal, Glass