An Unusual Early Victorian & Later Scratch Built Lighting Device sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus where I sit gladly

where I sit gladly

Made in England’ stamp in blue on the buff lettered example

In the 1960s individuals started to wear colours like navy

in direct exposure to the elements

An Unusual Early Victorian & Later Scratch Built Lighting Device sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus where I sit gladlyOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Early Victorian & LaterProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1830 & Contemporary(?)Height: 24Depth: 12Width: 12The unusual scratch built lighting device, made with early Victorian parts and a later cast iron stand on quad legs, possibly as a physics experiment apparatus around the laws of reflection, having a brass candle nozzle flanked by a period mirror and a thick convex lens to reflect and concentrate candlelight. The condition of the