The lamp is constructed to Type GR6S (Garforth remote sampler) Bonneted Marsault design and was used underground by officials for gas testing with a remote sampling nozzle to the side of the base plate to access high or concealed areas.
Miners Safety Lamp, Protector Type GR6S, 1969
ECCLES The Protector Lamp and Lighting Co Type 6 Miners Safety Lamp
Eccles Miners Safety Lamp -The Protector Lamp & Lighting Co. Ltd. Type 6
Vintage brass Type 6 miners safety lamp made by The Protector Lamp & Lighting Co
Type 6 miners safety lamp made by The Protector Lamp & Lighting Co
Vintage Brass Miners Safety Lamp “The Protector” Eccles Manchester