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Mine Locomotive Carbide Safety Lamp.  Made by Wilhelm Sieppel, Bochum, Germany. Circa 1910. Click photo for more images.

Buy, Sell, or Trade.  Will buy one specimen, or entire collection. Free Appraisals 

Hello!!  My name is Dave Gresko, and welcome to my homepage.  I have been buying, selling, trading, and collecting antique miner’s lighting devices for the past 25 years.  Presently, I mainly focus on rare and unusual miner’s safety lamps.  Do you have any?  If so, I would like to hear about them.  Just send me an email with a photo, and I will see if I can provide information on your lamp!

1915 JUSTRITE METAL ADVERTISEMENT SIGN

A few years ago, I was lucky to find an original 1915 Justrite metal advertisement sign that was hung in hardware stores where Justrite miner’s carbide lamps were sold.  There are so few of the originals left, so I decided to reproduce the sign in a limited quantity. Produced under an agreement with Justrite Co. (which is still in business, although not making mine lamps anymore!), this sign is a beautiful, fully embossed metal, three-color lithograph.  It measures 11 1/2″ by 16 1/2″ and is suitable for framing.

This sign will compliment any mining artifact collection!!!!

(click sign to enlarge)

The cost of the sign is $49, which includes postage.  To order, E-mail me at davegresko@minerslamps.net.

“Red Edge Shovels“

Hardware Store Advertisement Metal Sign

The “Red Edge” shovel was made by the Wyoming Shovel Works, in the heart of coal country, in Wyoming, PA.  Wyoming Shovel Works made several types of shovels and picks, and painted
the edges of their tools red to differentiate from competitors. 

This sign is quite rare, since there are few metal advertisement signs that depict an underground miner. Since the sign was intended for display in  hardware stores back when miner’s had to purchase their own tools, the vintage is probably 1920’s. 

I have reproduced a limited number of these signs for collectors of mining

 artifacts. Utilizing computer aided imaging and high-quality silk-screening, it is almost identical to the original.  It measures 18″ X 12″, and would be an excellent display item for any mine artifact collection.

The cost of the sign is $35 plus $5 postage.  You can email me at davegresko@minerslamps.net to order yours.  Satisfaction is guaranteed.