Framed Prints
Framed Print of The Aerophobe, for exploring dangerous mines, 1874. Creator: Unknown
The Aerophobe, for exploring dangerous mines, 1874. After an explosion of firedamp, the inflammable gas in a coal-mine, men confined in the underground passages are suffocated by the choke-damp, or carbonic acid gas...An apparatus of French invention has lately been exhibited in the collieries at Wigan, which is designed to enable men, where there is danger from any bad gas, to walk through and even carry a light, with perfect safety. It is on the same principle as the diver's helmet and air-tube used for going about under water. The inventor is M. Denayrouze, a French engineer...An air-pump, or rather an air-condensing machine, is used to charge a number of portable cylinders with compressed air...The cylinders...are sent down into the mine, with the men who are to use the air. Each man wears a mouthpiece, with a tube of vulcanised indiarubber, kept open by spiral wire, which communicates with the reservoir of air...By means of the combined breath and lamp regulators, with the mouthpiece held between his teeth, a nose-piece closing his nostrils, and goggle spectacles, with expanding rims, serving to shield his eyes from injurious vapours, the man walks freely and safely through the most noxious compounds of subterranean gases'. From Illustrated London News, 1874. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 42169748
Air Pump Atmosphere August Auguste Breathing Breathing Apparatus Compressed Air Condenser Contraption Dial Dials Element Goggles Invention Lamp Machine Machinery Miners Lamp Mining Pressure Protect Protected Protection Protective Pump Rubber Safety Safety Lamp Valve
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 16.4cm (9.6" x 6.5")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
