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1. somethingcurated.com › 2017/08/08 › 9-british9 British Artists & Designers Experimenting With Light

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   Aug 8, 2017 · These painted glass slabs are framed by steel structures; some stand fully as tables, others ‘sit’ half collapsed or ‘lean’ angled against walls ready to be lit to holographic effect by attached or suspended hand-blown glass lamps mimicking bodily forms.

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3. www.sciencemuseum.org.uk › electric-lighting-homeElectrifying: The story of lighting our homes | Science Museum

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   Jan 28, 2020 · Lighting the pre-electric home. Before gas or electric lighting were invented, the greatest light source indoors usually came from the fixed fire in the grate. Home activities revolved around the hearth, with candlelight or oil lamps providing dim (but mobile) light around the home.

4. www.thevictorianemporium.com › publicationsHistory of Lighting - The Victorian Emporium

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   May 30, 2011 · The use of electricity for the purpose of lighting truly began with a British engineer named Frederick Hale Holmes, who in 1846 patented an electric arc lamp and with Michael Faraday pioneered the electrical illumination of lighthouses in the 1850s and 60s.

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6. www.buildingconservation.com › articles › lightingLighting in the Victorian Home - Building Conservation

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   One of the most successful paraffin lamps was the Duplex burner introduced in 1865 which had two wicks side by side and, like the Argand lamp, a clear glass chimney with air drawn from below. Most lamps also had a larger shade around the chimney often of opaque glass to diffuse the light.

7. www.middletemple.org.uk › archive-history › archiveDecember 2019: Lighting Winter's Darkness - Middle Temple

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   At first the Hall, Treasury and Library were fitted with electric lights, but tenants in chambers had to make separate applications to The City of London Electric Lighting Company Limited for the installation of electric lighting in chambers.

8. www.english-heritage.org.uk › visit › inspire-meThe illuminating history of lighting | English Heritage

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   Nov 6, 2017 · The first electric lights were developed in the late 1870s by different people across the world. In Britain, Joseph Swan led the charge. He installed his lights at Cragside House in Northumberland in 1878.

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   What was the purpose of lamplighting in ancient London?

   • The light was more to provide distant points of brightness to aim for - in parts of London they were 65 metres apart. The lighting-up time varied due to the season but lamplighters would be seen with small ladders at dusk and dawn lighting or extinguishing the wicks or mantels of the street lamps.

   History of Lighting - The Victorian Emporium

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   What type of lamps were invented in the 18th century?

   • However, much brighter and more sophisticated lamps had emerged late in the 18th century, the most important being the Argand oil lamp. This lamp had a broad flat wick held between two metal cylinders to form a circular wick, with air drawn through it and around it.

   Lighting in the Victorian Home - Building Conservation

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   What kind of lighting does the Victorian emporium have?

   • The Victorian Emporium features Tiffany style lighting products, which typically have stained and art glass pieces that are copper foiled together and look especially eye catching when lit with an electric bulb inside.

   Design Of Louis Comfort Tiffany | The Victorian Emporium

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   Who invented the electric light in our homes?

   • Cover of The Electric Light in Our Homes by electrical engineer Robert Hammond, 1884. The cover features cutting-edge lamp bulbs by four inventors: Swan, Lane Fox, Swinburne and Edison. Photograph of a Victorian drawing room lit by four electric wall lights, from Hammond’s 1884 book.

   Electrifying: The story of lighting our homes - Science Museum

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   When was gas lighting first used in London?

   • Audley End House and Gardens 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. They were also being used to light shops, theatres and factories.

   The illuminating history of lighting | English Heritage

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   Did Victorian homes have electric lights?

   • Photograph of a Victorian drawing room lit by four electric wall lights, from Hammond’s 1884 book. 1950s advertising shot showing various styles of pendant lampshade. Many of these styles are fashionable today. Despite this, many homes had very little electric lighting, especially as it needed to be retrofitted to older buildings.

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10. www.thevictorianemporium.com › publicationsDesign Of Louis Comfort Tiffany | The Victorian Emporium

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    Oct 9, 2015 · Tiffany not only designed and made lights, but also stained glass windows, mosaics, ceramics, jewellery, enamels and metalwork. Original Tiffany objects are still highly regarded and collected all over the world.