Editing Davy lamp (section)

== Successors ==

A modern-day equivalent of the Davy lamp has been used in the [[Olympic flame]] torch relays. It was used in the relays for the Sydney, Athens, Turin, Beijing, Vancouver and Singapore Youth [[Olympic Games]]. It was also used for the Special Olympics Shanghai, Pan American and Central African games and for the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012 Summer Olympics]] relay.<ref name="Peck"/>

Lamps are still made in [[Eccles, Greater Manchester]];<ref name="Eccles"/> in [[Aberdare]], [[South Wales]];<ref name="Aberdare"/> and in [[Kolkata]], [[India]].<ref name="Kolkata"/>

A replica of a Davy lamp is located in front of the ticket office at the [[Stadium of Light]] (Sunderland AFC) which is built on a former coal mine.

In 2015, the bicentenary of Davy's invention, the former [[Bersham Colliery]], in [[Wrexham]], Wales, now a mining museum, hosted an event for members of the public to bring in their Davy lamps for identification.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-34350546|title=Mining museum celebrates 200 years of Davy Lamps|last=Prior|first=Neil|date=26 September 2015|access-date=17 February 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108082432/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-34350546|archive-date=8 January 2019|work=[[BBC News]] |quote=We're not especially interested in valuing them, most are only worth about £50 or £60, but some of the rarest and oldest examples can sell for over £500.}}</ref> The [[National Mining Museum Scotland]] at [[Newtongrange]], Scotland, also celebrated the 200th anniversary of the invention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nationalminingmuseum.com/collection/celebrating-200-years-of-the-flame-safety-lamp/ |title=Celebrating 200 Years of the Flame Safety Lamp |publisher=National Mining Museum |access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref> In 2016, the [[Royal Institution|Royal Institution of Great Britain]], where the Davy lamp prototype is displayed, decided to have the invention 3D scanned, [[Reverse engineering|reverse engineered]] and presented to the museum visitors in a more accessible digital format via a virtual reality cabinet. At first sight it appears to be a traditional display cabinet but has a touch screen with various options for visitors to view and reference the virtual exhibits inside.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://physicaldigital.com/news/3d-scanning-the-original-davy-lamp/|title=3D scanning the original Davy Lamp|date=2 May 2016|publisher=Physical Digital|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605071115/https://physicaldigital.com/news/3d-scanning-the-original-davy-lamp/|archive-date=5 June 2016|access-date=9 May 2016}}</ref>