Argand lamp (oil-based illuminant, c.1783)

Type of hardware

oil-based illuminant

Related people

inventor: ARGAND, Ami (1750-1803), in/after 1783 –

Nation of origin

France

Date of first manufacture

c.1783

Dimensions

unknown

Production

unknown

Original retail price

unknown

References

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 19

John Barnes, ‘The Barnes Museum: catalogue excerpts’ in NMLJ 1.2 (February 1979), p. 3

Willem Tebra, ‘[Book review: Magie lumineuse]’ in NMLJ 2.2 (January 1982), pp. 12-13

Herman Bollaert and Ditmar Bollaert, ‘Phantasmagoriae’ in NMLJ 2.3 (January 1983), p. 9

‘Some illuminants’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 14

Lucerna ID 2000043

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 30 June 2017

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Argand lamp (oil-based illuminant, c.1783)