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Rain-Water Head, Haddon Hall

Rain-Water Head, Haddon Hall

Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

A rain-head, collecting water from gutters and divirting it to a down-pipe, elaorately carved in the Gothic style.

Keywords: architecture, decor, gothic

Places shown: Bakewell; Derbyshire; England

Added: 2006-04-22

Image status: stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, usage credit required

Fig. 61.—Guarded Portable Lamp Fitting.

Fig. 61.—Guarded Portable Lamp Fitting.

Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Fig. 61. shows a portable guarded fitting intended for portable lamps, for holds, etc. A flexible cable is attached to it and a switch placed at the point of conection.” (p. 152) The illustration is [...]

Keywords: lamps, electrics, decor

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-11-06

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Fig. 70.—Tumbler Switch.

Fig. 70.—Tumbler Switch.

Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“The weak points of this switch would appear to be: – The small handle, which, it will be noticed, is not easy to catch hold of; The possibility of the spring which throws the contact bar “Off” losin [...]

Keywords: decor, switches, electrics

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-10-06

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Fig. 62.—Reading-Table Lamp.

Fig. 62.—Reading-Table Lamp.

Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Fig. 62 shows a reading-table lamp, with silk shade. The lamp is fed by a flexible cord.” (p. 152)

Keywords: lamps, decor, electrics

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-11-06

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Fig. 60.—Bulkhead Fitting for Lighting two Cabins with one Lamp.

Fig. 60.—Bulkhead Fitting for Lighting two Cabins with one Lamp.

Electric Lighting for Marine Engineers (1892)

“Fig. 60 shows another form of bulkhead fitting designed to economise lamps. As will be understood, it is fixed in a hole cut in the bulkhead to receive it, say between two cabins, the flange shown be [...]

Keywords: lamps, electrics, decor

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-10-06

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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