Candle Timer
King Alfred is credited with the invention use of CANDLES as timekeepers, time being measured by how long it takes for the candle to burn from one mark to the next
Picture No
10052546
Media ID
47216352
Size
2627px x 4595px
(2.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
cigarette card by an unnamed artist in Morris's series Measurement of Time' (1924)
Date
circa 870 - 900
