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LAMPE SINUMBRA [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Lighting
CONT

England brought the "sinumbra" lamp. It is usually a very decorative lamp with a thin, tall base, topped with a globe that was very wide at its base and narrow at the top. This dim light burned whale oil and used Argand's principle ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Éclairage
CONT

L'Angleterre va nous apporter la lampe dite "sinumbra". C'est habituellement une lampe très décorative composée d'un pied fin et haut, coiffée d'un globe très évasé à sa base et étranglé à son sommet. Ce lumignon va fonctionner avec l'huile de baleine et utiliser le principe d'Argand (...)

Spanish

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