flashlight identification

[Tommy]

Hi All,
I'm new to CPF and I love it. I'm a new flashlight collector. I received a flashlight for Xmas. It is made by a company in Denton Manchester UK. Called Oldham and Son LTD. The flashlight markings are simply the company name and "TYPE T.D.I.A. is printed on the screw on cap/lens. It think it's a miner's flashlight.
Dose anyone know of this company or this flashlight ?


Cheers
Tommy

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[asfaltpiloot]

What i could find:

"Oldham and Son was founded in 1865 as a general engineering firm in Denton, Manchester, making machinery for the hatting and mining industries. Oldham lamps were well known in the mining industry, and it was dissatisfaction with the quality of batteries supplied for them that led the firm to move into the battery business".

Robert.