[bksvol-discuss] Re: gas jet lighting
- From: "Lora" <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:58:48 -0700
Thanks for this. I love anything Victoriana, and gaining a perspective of
how their lighting worked is interesting.
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Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 9:49 AM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] gas jet lighting
If you go to this url:
http://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/light98/light98.htm
You will find a description of how lighting has advanced over time. It
gives a rather good description of gas jet lighting in Victorian and
Georgian England.
As you will see, originally gas jet lighting was very poor and anyone trying
to read by it had to place their reading materials very close to the jet to
be able to read. Later a modification added a mantle which caused the light
to be brighter and it gave much more light to a room.
I hope you all find this site to be as informative and interesting as I did.
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