Miners' Light oval label with three miners and picks – Vintage Print
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This historic image of Miners' Light oval label with three miners and picks brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Miners' Light oval label with three miners and picks
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The record gives us a small oval label rather than a full scene: three miners posed with their picks, the sort of printed or engraved paper label that was once tucked into a product, a box, or a tin. Labels like this were a common piece of nineteenth-century commercial art, meant to catch the eye of a buyer on a crowded shelf, and their imagery of workers at the coal face often traded on ideas of hard, honest labor. The "Miners' Light" name suggests a lamp or lighting product tied to mining communities, where a dependable lamp in the dark pit was a matter of daily survival. Its place among the family-life gentlemen's labels is a reminder that the trade often filed such images under the wrong heading.
| Original scan | 682 × 878 px |
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| Reference | MEN51 |
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