Luminous Collection

St Rosa De Lima
SANTA ROSA DI LIMA displays a luminous glow - a phenomenon reported of many religious figures, and which may have given rise to the idea of the halo : or vice versa

UFOS / SIBERIAN FIREBALL
Crew of the British steamer Siberian, off Cape Race, Newfoundland, see a huge ball of fire rise from the sea, move against the wind, then move away after 5 minutes

Advert for Bensons luminous wrist watch 1915
Bensons active service wristlet watch, fully luminous figures and hands and self closing cover. Date: 1915

Ignis Fatuus (Colour)
The ignis fatuus, or marsh light, lures the unwary traveller into dangerous marshwaters

Advert for Asprey selection of household items 1937
Selection of items from Asprey, Bond Street: Glass luminous World lamp, gentlemans pigskin compactus case with ivory fittings, miniature reproduction clock in walnut, brocade evening bag

St Elmos Fire / Malta
The French Admiral Forbin, off Malta, reports St Elmos fire at every extremity of his rigging Date: circa 1700

Hatcher Levitates
A F Hatcher, about whom little is known, levitates at a seance, holding a luminous tambourine enabling photographer Harold T Brown to focus his Kodak correctly

Titanic sinking Memorial Card with luminous cross
The dramatic image of the sinking ship surrounded by lifeboats is entitled NEARER MY GOD TO THEE - a reference to the tune that the ship's band was often said to have played as the vessel sank

JAPANESE FIREBALL
A fire-ball is seen from time to time on Lake Biwa, at Zeze, and is attributed to the spirit of a dead daimio (prince) Date: 1908

WILL OF THE WISP
WILL O THE WISP (feu follet, marsh light &c) depicted as a mischievous spirit, luring victims to an unpleasant death in the marsh circa 1830

Spirits materialise at a seance organised by Achille Borgnis ; they are illuminated by luminous plaques Date: circa 1920

Souvenir card, Worlds Fair 1904, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Souvenir card, Administration Building, Worlds Fair 1904, St Louis, Missouri, USA. When held up to the light, the windows, moon and fountain glow. 1904

The Dong with a Luminous Nose - Edward Lear
The Dong wanders through the Bong Trees playing his pipe with his amazing luminous nose (woven out of the bark of a Twangum Tree) tied to his head with cords - nonsense poem by Edward Lear. Date: 1922

Ivory Round Clock Date: 1950

FOUNTAIN / EXHIBITION
Crowds gather to watch the magnificent nocturnal display of the luminous fountain at the Exposition Universalle, Paris. Date: 1889

EXPOSITION PARIS 1900
The Luminous Palace at the Paris Exposition Date: 1900

ZODIACAL LIGHT (BLUNT)
Zodiacal light beyond Roman ruins. It was believed that this type of light is really a luminous atmosphere of the sun. Date: 1849

LUMINOUS WHEELS
Luminous wheels have been seen from ships, especially in the Indian Ocean; often ascribed to phosphorescent sea creatures, the explanation remains unsatisfactory Date: circa 1880

ST ELMOS FIRE - PLANE
manifesting on the fuselage and engine nacelles of a German Heinkel bomber, during World War Two Date: 1941

Ufos / Voronezh
Landed UFO - with lights and luminous spheres

Advert for J. C. Vickery luminous & grill-guard watches 1918
Active service wrist watches. Sterling silver high-grade lever wrist watch, with luminous hands and figures. Sterling silver very reliable luminous wrist watch with very detachable grill guard. 1918

J. C. Vickery advertisement with Fums Up lucky mascot, WW1
Advertisement for J C. Vickery, Their Majesties Jeweller, featuring an active service watch with luminous hands and figures and FUMSUP" for luck, a popular lucky charm or talisman for soldiers

Lunar Phenomenon 1893 3
Moonlight phenomena at the beginning of the Polar Night : vertical axes pass through the Moon and two mock moons, luminous patches show where they intersect the horizon Date: November 1893

Luminous Moss
SCHISTOSTOGA OSMUNDACEA - luminous moss - in a crevice of a slate formation Date: 1913

Shape-changing light at Hessdalen, Norway
This luminous object is one of many which seem to change shape and dimension as they move across the night sky above Hessdalen, Norway

Paranormal: haunted bedroom, 1889
A visitor is awakened during the night by a mysterious luminous shape which appears in the doorway of his bedroom. Date: 1889

Houdinis Seance Fraud
Houdini demonstrates how luminous faces can be faked Date: 1925

Menace of Cloudland by G. H. Davis
Cumulo-nimbus -- the menace of Cloudland. Majestic masses which were a danger signal to aircraft during the Second World War

Military luminous watch advertisement, 1915
Advertisement for the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, for their military luminous watch, with an original patent screw case making it secure from dust and damp

Luminous Deep-Sea Fish by G H Davis
Various fish capable of luminescence, along with a diagram of the organs that the fish possess that cause this luminescence. Date: 1927

Advert for Asprey travel clocks 1936
Ados travelling clocks, luminous hands in morocco or pigskin, crocodile or lizard case. Also a 8-day clock aneroid, thermometer and automatic calendar, all you ever need! Date: 1936

Shock Proof Car Clock
A shock proof car clock (with luminous figures), which adheres to the dashboard by means of its rubber casing. Only 7 shillings and 9 pence from Harrods of London. Date: 1930s

FEU FOLLET
Two women praying in a French country churchyard are disturbed by the sudden appearance of a feu follet Date: 1877

Feu Follet (Richard)
The abbe Richard, in a French churchyard, is startled by a huge flame-like feu follet which reaches 3-4 metres in height, probably caused by a decomposing corpse Date: 2 July 1750

Feu Follet on Lake
A feu follet burning on the surface of a lake Date: 1875

Feu Follet by Path
A French peasant woman returning home with her child is startled when feux follets appear beside their path Date: 1869

Leicester Square
The Luminous Fountain, one of the dramatic features of the Panopticon in Leicester Square

Egryn Chapel Interior
EGRYN CHAPEL, North Wales, is a focal point during the well-witnessed luminous manifestations which seemed to accompany the revivalistic preaching of MARY JONES

Lunar Phenomenon 1893 2
Lunar phenomena in the Polar night : an inverted arch forms a tangent to the moon-ring, luminous patches show where the ring intersects with the horizon

Will of the Wisp, Pether
The ignis fatuus, or marsh light - observed in Lincolnshire

St Elmos Fire / Columbus
Christopher Columbus reports that, during his second voyage, Saint Elmos Fire appeared at the top of his masts, to the alarm of his crew

Marine Lights, Japan
Fishermen of Nanao, in north Japan, report astonishing lights from under the sea : they are attributed to a local legend concerning an under- water spirit

Fireball at Cartagena
A great globe of fire, in the space of some minutes, broke into four lesser balls, which flew off towards the four cardinal points, attended with a clap of thunder

Zodiacal Light (Blunt)
Zodiacal light beyond Roman ruins. It was believed that this type of light is really a luminous atmosphere of the sun

Blunt / Parhelia (2) Pl 96
Seen with a halo - an extensive luminous ring most commonly seen about the moon. Here it is shown about the sun, and you can see a rainbow

St Elmos Fire on Spar
Sailors in the rigging alarmed by the appearance of St Elmos Fire at the tip of a spar

St Elmos Fire / Spears
Julius Caesar reports that his soldiers, during a campaign in North Africa, were alarmed when the tips of their spears began to glow after a storm

Will of the Wisp Devil
Scottish country folk believe that the marsh lights are carried by the devil, luring travellers to their deaths

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