• GASLIGHT
1. Developed by William Murdoch in late 1700s using coal gas
2. First demonstrated in 1804 by F.A. Winsor in London
3. Fixtures used as wing lights, foot lights and border lights
Gas Wing Light Backstage light with protective cage History of Lighting
o 19th Century
• GASLIGHT
1. Developed by William Murdoch in late 1700s using coal gas
2. First demonstrated in 1804 by F.A. Winsor in London
3. Fixtures used as wing lights, foot lights and border lights
4. Not widely used until the 1840s
5. Presented various problem