Evan Thomas (inventor)
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Evan Thomas (inventor)
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Evan Thomas was a Welsh ironmonger who became an inventor and manufacturer of safety lamps for miners. He was the original proprietor of the Cambrian Lamp Works, established in Aberdare in 1860. In 1867, Thomas patented an improvement to the design of the safety lamp that would prevent the glass in the lamp from becoming loose by using india rubber. In 1868, he obtained a patent for "an improvement in the construction of miners' safety lamps, in such a manner as to enable petroleum or other mine
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Welsh ironmonger, inventor and manufacturer
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2024-03-22T04:03:58Z
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