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pp. 344, b/w illustrations and photographs, ” The nineteenth century opened in the flicker of tallow candles and closed in the glare of Edison’s electric lamp. Between those two events inventors and manufacturers developed a wonderful assortment of progressively more efficient lighting devices, burning a variety of fuels. Loris Russell records with scientific attention to detail – backed up by more than 200 illustrations – how these lamps were made and used. His text is interspersed with accounts of his own experiments with the fuels and mechanisms of earlier generations.”
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| ISBN | 0802015301 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780802015303 | |
| Number of pages | 344 | |
| Original Title | A Heritage of Light: Lamps and Lighting in the Early Canadian Home | |
| Published Date | 1968 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | worn and torn | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | Square 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Toronto | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Canadian Studies | |
| Author: | Loris Russell | |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
pp. 344, b/w illustrations and photographs, ” The nineteenth century opened in the flicker of tallow candles and closed in the glare of Edison’s electric lamp. Between those two events inventors and manufacturers developed a wonderful assortment of progressively more efficient lighting devices, burning a variety of fuels. Loris Russell records with scientific attention to detail – backed up by more than 200 illustrations – how these lamps were made and used. His text is interspersed with accounts of his own experiments with the fuels and mechanisms of earlier generations.”
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
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