YOUR OWN LIGHT.
In a cottage in the valloy of Lanherno miv be seen a remarkable instance of displayed by a working man and hisTn" if. fnd to" tenan !L (l by Mr - Ja "*s Lawry and his three sons, tho eldest of whom assists his father in the occupation of woodman on the Carnanton Estates of Mr. Bryges Willyams In their spare timo thev haw put in nstallation of electric Jfeht in tho ,t al T rooms of their dwelling, tho power bein a obtained by meansSf a gm *„ wa 4 r on adjoining stream. Close by they erected * wooden shed with a cement floor * U S -Ln 6 a,t l of , a Wooden b , ic y cl ° "•»<*! and two -.mailer wheels connected with rubber beltin° and attached to the water wheel, they have" managed to secure a velocity of about 3000 revolutions por minute. This has' been connected with a small dynamo, and wires Tnd globes have been fitted up. The whole scheme cost less than £10, and tho installahon is said to bo in perfect working order
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 478, 10 April 1909, Page 11
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180YOUR OWN LIGHT. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 478, 10 April 1909, Page 11
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