Please note that we are set to temporarily pause our iconic Underground Tours, from Sunday 29 December until April 2025, to install a brand new winding engine. The Museum will remain open with a brand-new Time Tunnel experience launching in January 2025.
The Donald lamp was patented by James Swan Donald in 1886. It was an advance on the tin-can type, with a full-length gauze protected by a bonnet and glass.
Donald was chief lamp-maker for John Mills & Sons, one of the most important early British manufacturers.
