Locatelli Lamp

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Description:

The "Locatelli et C à Paris" inscription on this oil lamp is that of Louis-Melchior-Balthazar Locatelli, a French engineer who, in 1828, patented a new system of lighting. Scientists used Locatelli lamps for studying radiant heat at an early day. This example came from the Smithsonian Castle, and may have been used by Joseph Henry, the physicist who served as founding Secretary of the Institution.

Maker: Locatelli

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Île-de-France, Paris

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.311756Catalog Number: 311756Accession Number: 152769

Object Name: Lamp, Photometric

Physical Description: brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 4 3/4 in x 2 19/32 in x 2 in; 12.065 cm x 6.604 cm x 5.08 cmoverall: 4 3/4 in x 4 in x 2 9/16 in; 12.065 cm x 10.16 cm x 6.50875 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-4a14-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1184325

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