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Engraving depicting the use of a magnesium photographic flash light

Engraving depicting the use of a magnesium photographic flash light devised by attaching a rubber tube to the mouthpiece of a clay pipe, filling the bowl with magnesium and wrapping bowl with alcohol-impregnated cotton wadding. When the subject posed and was in focus the cotton was ignited and the tubing blown through to give a good flame. Dated 19th century.
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Engraving depicting the use of a magnesium photographic flash light
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Engraving depicting the use of a magnesium photographic flash light devised by attaching a rubber tube to the mouthpiece of a clay pipe, filling the bowl with magnesium and wrapping bowl with alcohol-impregnated cotton wadding. When the subject posed and was in focus the cotton was ignited and the tubing blown through to give a good flame. Dated 19th century
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Album / World History Archive
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Image size:
5243 x 4000 px | 60.0 MB
Print size:
44.4 x 33.9 cm | 17.5 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)
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