The Ladies Life Preserver from Fire. Invented by Frederick Versmann and containing Wolfram ores, colours, tungstate of soda, dresses and other textiles when steeped in a solution of this compound were rendered non-inflammable, without injury to texture, colour or appearance. Exhibited at The International Exhibition of 1862. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862, published 1862.

The Ladies Life Preserver from Fire.  Invented by Frederick Versmann and containing Wolfram ores, colours, tungstate of soda, dresses and other textiles when steeped in a solution of this compound were rendered non-inflammable, without injury to texture, colour or appearance. Exhibited at The International Exhibition of 1862. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862, published 1862. Stock Photo
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2FMKN4M

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56.2 MB (5.3 MB Compressed download)

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5331 x 3684 px | 45.1 x 31.2 cm | 17.8 x 12.3 inches | 300dpi

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1 January 1862

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