Engraving depicting the use of a magnesium photographic flash light devised by attaching a rubber tube to the mouthpiece of a clay pipe, filling the bowl with magnesium and wrapping bowl with alcohol-impregnated cotton wadding. When the subject posed and was in focus the cotton was ignited and the tubing blown through to give a good flame. Dated 19th century

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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