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This solid brass lamp is made using the traditional Welsh specifications. The All Brass model was the style most frequently used in the mines. Brass does not spark when it hits rock and is therefore the safest metal to use underground. The base of this lamp is tooled from solid brass. The lamp is functional for personal use and burns lamp oil (kerosene). Each lamp comes individually packaged with a brief history. Height: 250 mm. Diameter: 90 mm. Weight: 1,5 kg.
M19036701
ANCHOR LIGHT, BRASS, 360 mm
Anchor light is made of solid brass (polished and lacquered) and with frosted glass bottom. Fitted with heat resistant cord. Light source: Electric (max 60 W). Height: 360 mm. Diameter: 170 mm.
M19036633
Ornamental diving helmets, made from solid brass and copper, recall the days when the pioneers of diving struggled on the ocean bed in equipment heavier than themselves. Nauticalia full-size replica, based on the US MKV model, is so complete that from the outside very close examination is required to detect that it is not an original. Diameter: 30 cm.
N7121
Aboard HMS Beagle during the Darwin Expeditions of 1831-36, Captain Robert Fitzroy developed and refined the 18-th century storm bottle. This involved much testing and observation and resulted in him being able to make a number of weather predictions with a fair(ish) degree of accuracy. The point is that then, as now, no one is quite sure how the storm bottle works. Is it atmospheric pressure ? Temperature ? Electrical disturbances ? And it’s this element of uncertainty, of almost magical alchemy, that makes these storm bottles so fascinating. Stands 16c m high on a traditional wooden base and comes with Fitzroy’s observations. Will you agree with them or find new interpretations ? The mystery’s been going on for nearly 180 years. And looks set to continue. Changes in the crystals that form inside this fascinating, mysterious, little instrument can be used to predict even quite subtle changes in the weather.
N7034
Aboard HMS Beagle during the Darwin Expeditions of 1831-36, Captain Robert Fitzroy developed and refined the 18th century storm bottle. This involved much testing and observation of crystal formations, and resulted in him being able to make a number of weather predictions with a fair(ish) degree of accuracy. Then, as now, no one is quite sure how the storm bottle works. Is it atmospheric pressure, temperature, electrical disturbances…? Keep your own records and see if you can confirm or improve upon Fitzroy’s observations.
N7686
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