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1965: The EVOLUTION of Miners' SAFETY LAMPS | Tonight | World of Work | BBC Archive
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7:37Now PlayingFyfe Robertson reports on the history of the miner's safety lamp, how it was developed not just to illuminate, but to detect and avoid accidental ignition of underground gases such as firedamp. Fyfe looks back at how illuminating a mineshaft has changed over the years - from the earliest open-flame candles, to bioluminescent fish skins, to the earliest attempts at safety lamps.
Clip taken from Tonight, originally broadcast on BBC One, 18 May, 1965.
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