Patent magnesium lamp

Patent magnesium lamp

Equipment

Solomon & Grant

Maker

Patent magnesium lamp

1865
Metal and wood
Overall: 8 7/16 × 8 1/16 × 11 1/4 in. (21.5 × 20.5 × 28.5 cm)
Gift of Eastman Kodak Company, ex-collection Gabriel Cromer
DescriptionSerial #1646 flash gun for magnesium wire, with wooden handle.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal, plate affixed to rear of flash gun, TC: SOLOMON & GRANTS \ PATENT MAGNESIUM \ LAMP. \ No. 1646 J)(S [monogram]
Engraved in metal, underside of flash gun, C: 1646
Engraved in metal, underside of reflector, BC: 1646

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