Picture No | 10102242 |
Date | late 18th century |
Description | FRENCH OIL STREET LAMP |
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Close-up of a French oil street lamp : the rope holding it could be lowered so that the lamp man could refill it with oil without having to climb a ladder to reach it.
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Source | Engraving by an unnamed artist in Louis Figuier, 'Merveilles de la Science', section Eclairage |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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