Lamp Collection (page 26)

George Stephenson experimenting with the safety lamp in a mi
Illustration of George Stephenson (1781-1848) experimenting with his safety lamp in a mine. It was designed by Stephenson in 1815, around the same time as Humphrey Davy invented a similar lamp

Coupon Allocation 1940S
Household management : A housewife and her adult daughter have a cup of tea and a cigarette together as they work out their coupon allocation around the table

Tea Shop, Surrey
The Original Maids of Honour tea shop at Kew in Surrey. An old gas lamp stands outside the building

Castle Street, Surrey
A view up Castle Street in Farnham, Surrey with parked cars and street lamps

Grand Masters Palace
A view through to the courtyard of the Grand Masters Palace off Republic Street in Valletta on Malta

Boy Scouts Signal
Boy Scouts signalling with a lamp

Lamp and Fabrics 1915
A table lamp stand on a table in front of curtains

Edison Lamp Factory
The manufacture of Edisons lamps at Menlo Park, New Jersey

Census Underneath Arches
Taking the census in the dark arches of the Adelphi. A bulls-eye lamp illuminates the misery of a homeless family sheltering under the arches

Oil Lamp Advert
A lady lights an oil lamp using Saxoleine, the safe and odourless fuel

Davys Safety Lamp
Sir Humphrey Davys safety lamp, invented in 1815 for use in coal mines

Davy Tests his Lamp
Humphry Davy tests his safety lamp, designed to operate in gassy mines without fear of sparking an explosion

Costume / Shoe Shop
Two elegant, society ladies wearing fur stoles, hats & gloves patronise a shoe shop where the more practically garbed shop assistant sees to their every whim

Sewing by Oil Lamp Light
Woman using sewing machine lit only by the light of an oil lamp

Trying on Shoes / Photo
A rather glamorous lady wearing gloves, seamed stockings and fur-trimmed coat tries on a pair of shoes with the help of an assistant while her companion smokes

Edison at Work 1880
THOMAS ALVA EDISON working on carbonized paper for his electric lamp, in his laboratory at Menlo Park

Electric Street Lamp
An old electric street lamp at Chester, Cheshire, England

Aladdin Summons Genie
After rubbing the lamp, Aladdin comes face-to-face with a huge genie of a frightful appearance

Nautical Equipment
Nautical equipment for the seasoned sailor, including a Captains cap, compass, hurricane lamp, rope, etc

NEW LAMPS FOR OLD
The magician offers new lamps for old, hoping that someone will unknowingly offer him the magic lamp - as, indeed, happens

Living / Gebhard 1929
A well designed living room by Fr.Gebhard

Mending a Lamp Post
A crowd gathers to watch a workman up a ladder mending a broken lamp post, England

Brickworks Chimneys
A view of smoking chimneys of a brick works

Blackheath / Photo C1895
A photograph looking up Tranquil Vale showing the now very busy junction as a wide empty road with a few horses and carts. A Penny Farthing leans against a lamp post

Davy / Roffe / Lamp
SIR HUMPHRY DAVY scientist (and his safety lamp)

Lewis Carroll / Study
LEWIS CARROLL English writer/mathematicians study at Christ Church, Oxford

Mme Recamier / J-L David
JEANNE-FRANCOISE-JULIE- ADELAIDE RECAMIER nee BERNARD French society beauty and wit

Dining by Oil Lamp
Paraffin lamps light up an al fresco outdoor evening drink after a hunt

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
JOSEPH-IGNACE GUILLOTIN French medical, inventor of the guillotine

Oil Lamplighter
A London lamplighter climbs his ladder to refill a lamp with oil

French Oil Lamps
A French lamplighter replenishes the oil in a street lamp, which he has pulled down to ground level for the purpose

Lamplighter (Petherick)
London characters: London is lit by gas lamps now, and every evening the LAMPLIGHTER must switch on every lamp in the metropolis, and every morning switch them off again

Mama Plays, Family Enjoy
Mama plays the piano, with candles and an oil lamp to read the score by, while papa and the four children listen and enjoy

Jules Verne / Drawing Room
JULES VERNE His drawing room at 1 rue Charles Dubois, Amiens

Influenza / Inhaler / 1892
Advertisement for Clarkes " Fairy" combination lamp, an aid to the treatment of influenza and bronchitis

Lamp Timekeeper
The LAMP TIMEKEEPER is used by Felipe II of Spain, and his contemporaries, to mark time at night, the level of liquid dropping slowly through the night, measured against marks

Paris Oil Streetlight
A Paris lamplighter prepares to light an oil lamp, which he has to fill every evening

ROMAN LAMP
In a well-to-do Roman household, oil lamps provide the illumination

Evolution / Baby & Monkeys
The advent of the first human baby is celebrated by an admiring congregation of apes, who are holding a lamp to Darwins book " The Descent of Man" (1871)

Lady and her Linen / 1929
A bias cut dress with V shaped back & cape, narrow sleeves, bell shaped reverse cuffs & soft gored skirt which dips slightly more at the back

Female in Bed Reading
A woman in bed alone with a book. She wears a shawl of blue with a white fur trim

Ladies Sewing / 1850S
Open bodices with or without revers worn with chemisettes (with buttoned front, broderie Anglaise, volans), pagoda sleeves, various styles of engageantes & lace caps

Police / Watchmen / 1804
The night watchmen on his rounds. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

Police / Watchmen / 1819
The night watchmen on his rounds neglets to see two men making their escape over a wall. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

Police / Watchmen / 1808
The watchmen Getting ready for their shift at Marylebone Watch-house, London. At the time, the night watchmen were the only public policing body in London

Roger Mortimer Arrested
Roger Mortimer is captured in Nottingham Castle while Queen Isabella pleads for mercy

Crown Passage, Mayfair
Crown Passage, just off Pall Mall in Mayfair, once held a market and is a charming London street

Miner (Series)
Le mineur - MINER - sets off down the mine, pick and shovel on his shoulder, safety lamp in his hand

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