Dear friends,
Hidden away on the 7th floor of the ugliest building at University College London are a couple of glass display cabinets. Almost no-one knows they are there, and most people pass by without noticing them. Which is a shame, because the contents are really rather remarkable. Here is a collection from the very dawn of electronics, commemorating John Ambrose Fleming’s invention of the thermionic valve (or tube if you’re American).
I hope you find my pictures interesting.
Yours,
Fzz
Dear friends,
Here are a few pictures from my archives, of assorted steam locomotives, traction engines, and oddball machinery. Most of these date from the late 19th century, or very early 20th century.
- Fzz
PS. I just added some more pictures of strange unusual steam power: Fairlie Engines and Mountain Railways.
Dear friends,
Here is my latest creation. It’s a little more minimalist than the previous lamp; the aim was to capture the general impression of water level gauges on steam locomotives.
More pictures, and pictures of its construction.
- Fzz
Dear friends,
Here is my copper pipe lamp, complete with wonderful (if rather pricey) squirrel-cage bulbs.
More pictures, and pictures of its construction.
- Fzz