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Jan 21, 2022 · CCTV was first used in Britain as a temporary measure in 1960 to oversee crowds at London’s Trafalgar Square during a visit by the Thai Royal family. Over the decades, CCTV has become a permanent and highly visible feature of every aspect of modern life.
Apr 12, 2017 · In this post we look at the varied and multi-national styles of the 1950s and 1960s known collectively as ‘mid-century modernism’ – and why it's a tale of four cities... As we saw in The History of Design in Table Lamps – 4.
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Sam H. B. Langlands gave a brief timeline of lamp development: Flat Flame Burners, Carbon Lamps, Arc Lamps ('Open Type'?), Gas Mantles, Flame Arc Lamps ('Oriflame'?), Oliver Magazine Arc, High Pressure Gas Lamps, Tungsten Filament Lamps (Single Coil), Tungsten Filament Lamps (Coiled Coil) and Discharge Lamps.
Nov 6, 2017 · William Murdoch made a breakthrough with gas lighting in the late 18th century, and in 1807 13 gas lamps were installed along Pall Mall. By the 1820s more than 40,000 gas lamps were burning along 215 miles of London’s streets.
The advent of Colza oil (rapeseed) lamps in the 1760’s, the development of mineral oil (paraffin) for lighting in the 1840’s, the use of acetylene for lighting in the same decade, the Argand lamp etc.etc.
Victorian and Edwardian Style Lighting. During the beginning of the Victorian period, homes were still predominantly lit by candles made from fat and beeswax, along with the occasional oil lamp.
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Nov 24, 2017 · It was used by the Greek and Roman civilizations, utilizing oil lamps, mostly because they provided long lasting and moderate flames. The Romans had a “laternarius”, which was the term for a slave responsible for lighting up the oil lamps in front of their villas.
