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Answer
Wed 5th August 2009
Lee Simmons has been in touch via the contact us form and sent us a picture of a safety lamp with blue glass.
Miners Lamp with blue glass
He says that he can only confirm that his father found it some 35 yrs ago in a skip.
Does anyone know anything about the history of a lamp such as this and where it may have been used?
UPDATE
Sat 24 October 2009
Pete has been in touch he says…
All Ackrord & Best lamps were made before 1927, after that the company became known as Hailwood & Ackroyd and badges on lamps changed to this,
The lamps with blue glasses were sold for 3/6d to mark gas leaks uxb’s etc during WW2.
It was found that a dim blue glass cannot be spotted from 2000ft by German bombers.
Over 100,000 were altered and made available.
I have a copy of the advertisment.
The building is still there in Morley nr Leeds, now owned by Wabco, makers of automotive parts.
Hope this helps, Pete.