A rare technical and commercial catalog entitled "Electric Lighting for the Home by the Radiguet Battery," devoted to the domestic, scientific, and medical applications of electricity at the end of the 19th century. This lavishly illustrated work presents electric batteries, portable lanterns, luminous jewelry, switches, medical devices (galvanocaustic, electric cautery), as well as detailed assembly plans for offices, clinics, and laboratories. A true testament to the spread of electricity before widespread electrification, this catalog is a valuable source for the history of French technology, medicine, and the electrical industry. The copy is complete, with its plates and diagrams, and retains an old handwritten inscription in pencil on the cover attesting to its historical use.
✦ Origin: France, Paris - Radiguet ✦ Estimated period: Preface dated 1890, handwritten inscription 1894 ✦ Dimensions: 21 x 13.5 cm ✦ Material: Printed paper, paper cover ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, signs of use and age, minor foxing and light wear, original binding functional, pages well held. ✦ Contents: Complete illustrated catalog, 134 pages
Antique electricity catalogue from the late 19th century, ideal for collectors of techniques, scientific cabinets of curiosities or industrial historical documentation.
