1851, Illustration depicting the mechanism of the Drummond Light. Limelight (also known as Drummond light or calcium light), was a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illumination is created when an oxyhydrogen flame is directed at a cylinder of quicklime (calcium oxide)

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Caption: 1851, Illustration depicting the mechanism of the Drummond Light. Limelight (also known as Drummond light or calcium light), was a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illumination is created when an oxyhydrogen flame is directed at a cylinder of quicklime (calcium oxide)

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Image size: 5100 × 2411 px | 35.2 MB

Print size: 43.2 × 20.4 cm | 2007.9 × 949.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1851 • CALCIUM LIGHT • CALCIUM OXIDE • DRUMMOND LIGHT • DRUMMOND • FLAME • FOOTLIGHTS • ILLUMINATION • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • INTENSE • LIGHT • LIGHTING • LIMELIGHT • MECHANISM • MUSIC HALL • OXYHYDROGEN • QUICKLIME • SPOTLIGHT • STAGE • THEATRE