Bec Renversé Mars (Le)

ID(s):
1911015Z0 et 1911015Z1
Subject
Gas burner for lighting with the flame directed downward into a luminous mantle. The advantage of this device is to provide light without the shadow of the burner. This poster has two variants: one highlights the product brand: Mars, the other the name of its manufacturer: Société des Verreries pour l’Éclairage (S.V.E.).

Description:
A female face, with hair of flames symbolizing town gas, holds in her mouth an inverted nozzle that lights up Paris.

Source:
1911015Z0: gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France
1911015Z1: Poster Auctions International, Inc.
Publisher
1911015Z0 : "Imprimerie Publicité Etablissements Vercasson
6 rue Martel Paris"
et 1911015Z1 : "Imprimerie Publicité Etablissements Vercasson 6 rue Martel Paris Janvier 1922"
Date:
1911015Z0 : 1911
1911015Z1 : 1922
Language: French
Dimensions (cm):
1911015Z0 : 160 x 118
1911015Z1 : 160 x 118
Signature:
1911015Z0 and 1911015Z1: Bottom left
Number of sheet(s):
1
Date of the first sketch on the same theme:
1911
Content type

Period

Genesis of the poster