Picture No | 10213748 |
Date | 1845 |
Description | New portable gas lamps for railways 1845 |
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General railway use patented by Mr. Johnstone. The lamp consists of small flat shaped retort of about six inches long, an inch broad and about a quarter of an inch in depth, a thin sheet copper and having two burners attached to it.
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Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 11 January 1845, page 28 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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