page_title: Flash-lamp
section_title: Electric apparatus applications
hierarchical_section_title: Flash-lamp / Electric apparatus applications
caption_attribution_description: English: 1910 flash-lamp detail. Crops from original Flickr image below.
context_page_description: The electric flash-lamp uses electric current to start flash powder burning, to provide a brief sudden burst of bright light. It was principally used for flash photography in the early 20th century but had other uses as well. Previously, photographers' flash powder, introduced in 1887 by Adolf Miethe and Johannes Gaedicke, had to be ignited manually, exposing the user to greater risk.
context_section_description: A 1910 brochure for the Nesbit High Speed Flashlight Apparatus says,
caption: Nesbit highspeed flashlight apparatus
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