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| Picture No | 10052546 |
| Date | circa 870 - 900 |
| Description | Candle Timer |
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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
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| Source | cigarette card by an unnamed artist in Morris's series 'Measurement of Time' (1924) |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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