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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.
Source French collector's card by an unnamed artist
Credit Mary Evans Picture Library
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