argand lamp

Think of fifteen argand lamps to read the newspaper by!

To begin, it was really an inferior version of the Argand lamp.

And they were hard at work, but now equipped with a smaller, better focused version of the Argand lamp.

He used Argand lamps to light the stage and stained glass to change colours.

The light was replaced in 1829 with an argand lamp and silvered reflector.

The lantern was originally lit by six Argand lamps with reflectors.

A small Argand lamp sits on the floor next to a calico-covered straw mattress.

He invented the Argand lamp, a great improvement on the traditional oil lamp.

The invention of the Argand lamp in the 1790s helped to make the projected images brighter.

Starting in 1780 the Argand lamp quickly replaced other oil lamps still in their basic ancient form.

Argand lamps were manufactured in a great variety of decorative forms and quickly became popular in America.

The first lens system was a stationary lens with Argand lamps from the old tower.

The English lighthouse of 1811 was equipped with Argand lamps and reflectors.

A precursor to the rocket stove was the argand lamp, which was patented in 1780.

This supplied gas lamps equal to 75,000 Argand lamps each yielding the light of six candles.

The new flashing light consisting of Argand lamps and reflectors started functioning from 1 January 1844.

An argand lamp cast a voluptuous light over the sumptuous chamber, while a bright fire rendered it warm and pleasant.

In 1857 the original system of Argand lamps and reflectors was replaced by a fourth order Fresnel lens.

He supplied six dozen Argand lamps with tin reflectors at three shillings and sixpence each.

He replaced the Reading lantern with a new one housing the Argand lamp and reflector system typical of the period.

The lighthouse originally used Argand lamps, but in 1952 was finally electrified, and in 1990 became fully automated.

He was interested in better lighting and, also in 1783, he improved on the Argand lamp by adding a glass chimney.

In 1853 the light was replaced by an Argand lamp lens system with fixed Fresnel lens.

The original oil lamps were replaced by Argand lamps in 1826 and a solar-powered light was installed in 1974.

It consisted of Argand lamps turned by a machine built by a watchmaker in Dieppe.