The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast (1905)
San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co · leaf 405
g fixture. When illumi-nating gas came in we were servedwith gas candles, and when theelectric light made its appearancethe electric candle immediatelycame into being. A curious feature of the re-mark-aide persistence of custom inthis instance is the fact that it hasbeen most in evidence in… … Fig. 3.—Successful Modification of the Shower away from the candle-holder ideain lighting fixtures. The infinitepossibilities of the electric light Forvariety and originality of treatmenthave been scarcely touched upon.The tendency to break away fromthe traditional chandelier is un-doubtedly…
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