Gunning's pioneer street lamp gas controller

Made:: 1897 in Bournemouth

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Example of Gunning's pioneer gas controller for street lamps, turning 'off' only, by the British, Foreign and Colonial Automatic Light Controlling Company Limited, Bournemouth, England, c. 1897.

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Category:: Time Measurement

Object Number:: 1938-462 Pt1

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), wood (unidentified)

credit:: British, Foreign and Colonial Automatic Light Controlling Company Ltd.

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