Just bought one of these The Governor Lamp by J.S. & S https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-...135536?hash=item33e11d7270:g:FDcAAOSwUg9aZwjq Is it a car sump heater , pigeon loft heater or chicken coup heater ...or loft / attic frost heater ...it looks like a miners lamp, but isn't and when was it made. all the best.markj
it's not ! I'm an ex miner if it was a miners lamp it would have: 1.double layer of mesh to be explosion proof 2.Small flame 3.Sealed with seals. 4.No means of taking it apart or re-lighting it underground. 5. A lot more substantially made. all the best.mark
Have to agree even though not a miner. That lamp was not designed to produce light. It would be useless in a mine
Just adding Governor and J.S.& S were trade names - makers of blow torches. After the 1920s miners lamps (cap lamps)were battery operated ..and the flame lamps were then for testing for methane "firedamp" only.
Yes I found similar lamps called sump heaters on ebay by other names ..seems odd though ..the things about 10 inches high !
@Mark Jones I should correct myself - it's a radiator heater. Sump heaters were more squat. These heaters were hung in the engine compartment to stop the radiator freezing in the days before anti-freeze.
I wonder how bad the carbon monoxide output is. As small as it is, and set up for hanging from an overhead hook, I could see that being an awesome accessory for my little boat during the cooler months. It certainly is a pretty thing. Alex
@Pitsligo It's a small candle-sized flame designed to keep a very small space above 0c/32f. I doubt that it would have much warming effect on a boat.
OK, thanks guys, mystery solved Wonder how many of those have been sold on ebay as miners lamps over the years All the best.markj
@Trojandog, Thank you and --oh well. The two Uco candle lanterns I already have will probably be just as effective. Alex
I stand corrected. I assumed that the cover had the flame proof screens. Thanks for the info. I’ve never seen or heard of these heaters.
Mark, I would have to agree that your lamp is a car radiator heater. I have one too, it was given to me by my grandfather when I was 13 years old, he would give me something each time I visited . It was placed on a hook in the engine bay. This one was used in camping trips as frost was a real danger. He didn’t like using metho as it boiled off and lowered the boiling point of the water in the radiator. Where he lived there was no chance of a frost, in any case the car was hept in a garage. Here are some pics of mine and one of the car it went in. The pic is of a 1924 Essex with my father and his dog in it. It had a camping body, which he and Nan slept in wile the cooking was done outside a tent “lean too auto tent” went on to the car. By the way I have this tent and it is still serviceable. Cheers Rob
