Picture No | 10052544 |
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Description | Wick Timekeeper |
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WICK TIMEKEEPER of the ancient Chinese and Japanese : time is measured by how long it takes for the smouldering wick to burn from one knot 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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