Setup for switching to mercury, Un interrupteur rapide au mercure, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Pl IV', c. 1891 - in or before 1897, paper, autotype, height 151 mm x width 104 mm, chemistry, A tall rectangular black-and-white photograph shows a vertical mechanical apparatus with coils, rods, pulleys, and springs mounted on a dark background. At the top left there is an inset image depicting a smaller mechanical arrangement. The central portion features a light-colored box with a vertical rod and stacked circular components, flanked by coiled wires that loop and curve across the image. A round wheel or disk with a central hub is visible on the right side, connected to a vertical rod. Various small metal clamps, levers, and connectors attach to the rods and box, and a curved tubular piece extends toward the right edge. The lower area contains a base with additional coiled cables and a rectangular block, with several zigzagging wires and thin rods crossing the foreground. Th...
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Setup for switching to mercury, Un interrupteur rapide au mercure, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'Pl IV', c. 1891 - in or before 1897, paper, autotype, height 151 mm x width 104 mm, chemistry, A tall rectangular black-and-white photograph shows a vertical mechanical apparatus with coils, rods, pulleys, and springs mounted on a dark background. At the top left there is an inset image depicting a smaller mechanical arrangement. The central portion features a light-colored box with a vertical rod and stacked circular components, flanked by coiled wires that loop and curve across the image. A round wheel or disk with a central hub is visible on the right side, connected to a vertical rod. Various small metal clamps, levers, and connectors attach to the rods and box, and a curved tubular piece extends toward the right edge. The lower area contains a base with additional coiled cables and a rectangular block, with several zigzagging wires and thin rods crossing the foreground. The overall scene displays metallic textures, contrasting light and dark areas, and a composition of interconnected mechanical parts.

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Setup switching mercury interrupteur rapide au mercure page photomechanical print inscription Pl IV c 1891 - 1897 paper autotype height 151 mm x width 104 mm chemistry tall rectangular black- -white photograph vertical mechanical apparatus coils rods pulleys springs mounted dark background top left inset image depicting smaller mechanical arrangement central portion features light-colored box vertical rod stacked circular components flanked coiled wires loop curve across image round wheel disk central hub visible right side connected Various small metal clamps levers connectors attach box curved tubular piece extends right edge lower area contains base additional coiled cables rectangular block several zigzagging wires thin rods crossing foreground scene displays metallic textures contrasting light dark areas composition interconnected mechanical parts

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