Picture No | 10147702 |
Date | circa 1750 - 1812 |
Description | CARCEL AND HIS LAMP |
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BERTRAND GUILLAUME CARCEL, French clockmaker, in 1800 demonstrates his oil lamp which incorporates wheels and pistons. It's a good lamp, but he dies in poverty.
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Source | French collector's card by an unnamed artist |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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