Hi everybody, i am looking for some info abou that lamp. Maybe someone knows exactly what it is or gives advice where to look for info. Thx a lot.
The pair of cells shown in the last image look like they are early Nickel-Cadmium cells. They were usually 1.2 Volt/cell. Check the voltage of the globe. It is usually inscribed/stamped into the metal work. Also it will not be a "Classic Pressure Lamp" and I would suggest your in the wrong forum here.
Waffenamt was the German Army Weapons Agency up to and during the Third Reich - see the date, 1943...
Hello David, i concur; but it is a robust and interesting torch and is there a website which deals with such items? Jeff
It seems to be made by FRIWO, Friemann + Wolf. They made miners lamps, hence the tools in the logo. Unfortunately that's all I can help.
No idea, Jeff, but people collect all sorts of odd things so I wouldn't be in the least surprised if there wasn't an electric torch enthusiasts website somewhere on the binternet... Edit - Here you are - I just googled 'electric torch collectors'... That probably explains why the cells appear to need a special key to remove them - they wouldn't want miners doing that underground in case a spark ignited explosive gases. I presume the company became involved in the war effort and produced electric lights for the Waffenamt - see here - 1939-45...
Exactly. Practically all electrical equipment I work with is in hazardous areas, and regulated under what we nowadays call ATEX (just simply EX classified and certified material), and those triangular headed screws has been standard for EX-certified material for a long time, and still is! One of my most important of the simpler tools is actually a kit of six triangular keys to allow me to open up terminal boxes and switch gears in the field.
I thought I had seen the hammers before. Browsing through some old photos, I came across one taken of my school class having just left the salt mines at Salzburg in Austria (1960). The crew of the gravity truck had lamps similar, and the plaque showing the date of the visit had exactly those symbols of hammers along with the spread Eagle.
Fourth white coat in from the left's got a pretty wild hairstyle for 1963 and I'm hoping that's you! The hammers are the same as the FRIWO ones and I'm guessing that's more than a co-incidence...
The hammer and pick, rarely referred to as hammer and chisel, is a symbol of mining, often used in heraldry. Source: Wikipedia
Gerroff David - that's Gorgeous Gloria. Tall, Blonde with big washers. And no - I didn't get to tweak 'em. Keith Wilkinson at front, me second, John Girolimo, Gloria and I can't remember the rest except old Mr Eustace. The two doing a bit of knee groping were teachers. That was a fabulous trip into the mines. Went in at a much higher level and we descended by means of slides like parallel banisters. The guide went first, and each person sat behind the other like on a motorbike up close and personal with legs slung over the sides of the wooden rails and your bum in between. When all were snug and cosy, the guide let go and down we went to the next level - and it got quite steep - and fast! The guide had special sleeves on his arms and with fixed ropes either side let them run through his arms, grabbing the tighter to act as a brake. At the last level we took the gravity truck back out into daylight. Best event of the whole school trip.
I think it was early seventies when our family visited the Salzbergwerke. I remember we got a sort of leather apron to sit on while sliding down to prevent our rear parts from getting burned by the friction heat. Indeed, a very interesting and pleasant visit! Someone in the family must have the "compulsory" photo of the event (similar as yours). Best regards, Wim
It looks like the type of Battery Tourch used on U-Boats. easy to recharge when the Diesel's were running. PeterD.
