You'd expect me to know this wouldn't you? Right, my best guess for this
one would be nothing to do with miners safety lamps. We are all familiar
with the scenes in victorian Britain of street "Lamplighters". I suppose
the surface of collieries must have had similar "street" lamps and therefore
they would need to be lit and kept trimmed. I therefore suspect that it is
either some telescopic device or indeed a sort of ladder which could be
climbed in order to "Trim" the lamp wicks.
simon
www.etw-ltd.co.uk
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From: David Kitching <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 4:57 PM
Subject: Lamp Trimmer's Friend
Whilst browsing through the accounts for Poynton Collieries in 1889 I found
an entry for one "Lamp Trimmer's Friend" at 5 guineas. Does anyone have any
idea just what this fine sounding device did and whether there are any
illustrations to be seen?
At 5 guineas I would expect it to be a substantial item rather than a small
hand tool.
Cheers,
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