Theatre Royal Leicester
A late 19th century gas wing light

Gas Lighting in the 19th Century

This conjectural backstage view of the Theatre Royal Leicester includes gas wing lights, a gas borderlight, as well as front of house gas bracketson the balcony front.

This gas lantern employs the Argand burner principle: gas flows through a pierced ring-shaped burner, so that the heat, which accumulates in the center of the ring, accelerated the airflow through the glass chimney, improving the flow of oxygen. This creates a brighter flame with less soot.