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Patent Model of Argand Lamp Burner, 1855
Webb, John G.1855
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
Nineteenth century inventors constantly sought to create more efficient lighting technology, leading to improved patents such as this Argand burner. This principle forced air through the center of a hollow wick tube, allowing for a more complete combustion and a longer burning period. This burner would fit into a lamp hung from a ceiling.
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- Title: Patent Model of Argand Lamp Burner, 1855
- Creator: Webb, John G.
- Date: 1855-10-09
- Date Created: 1855
- Location: United States, New York state, New York City, Brooklyn
- Subject Keywords: Lighting, Models (Patent), Argand burners, Argand lamps, Camphene lamps, Lamps (Lighting devices)
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Patent Place: New York City, New York
- Patent Date: 1855
- Object Name: Model (Patent)
- Object ID: 26.160.16
- Inventor: John Webb
- Invention: Argand Lamp Burner
- Image ID: THF152225
- Field: Lighting
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Smithsonian Institution
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