amps have gone a long way since the invention in 70,000 BC. A need based principle invention initially made of natural rocks or sea shells filled with moss or animal fats. In 1780 Aime Argand introduced a civilized one. This Tin Table Lamp belongs to that period for the use by the academic elite as table lamps. One of Mr. Borgia’s rarest collections is this Tin Table Lamp, of the House of Clive in Cudduloor, near Pondicherry. This lamp is a scientific miracle. It can be detached into three parts; the lamp, the chimney and the Kerosene container. Normal lamps when turned upside down, the flame is said to be backwards, but it is not the case with this lamp, flame moves downwards to the direction of the table. The holes on the top, perhaps sucks in air to form an form an air curtain around the flame.
Also note the way it is suspended on one side and its equilibrium. Interestingly, it can also be used as a torch as well. It was gifted to Mr. Borgia in 1975 as a birthday gift in crumpled bits that took long to be restored and is now part of The STEVE BORGIA INDIAN HERITAGE MUSEUM at the INDeco Hotels Mahabalipuram. The gift was from Rev. Father Yvon Martin, belonging to the Holy Cross Congregation. It was identified by him in the Cudduloor region during one of his visits. Robert Clive, the fearless coward was timid for trying to commit suicide four times and then finally succeeded in killing himself in the fifth attempt in London. Interestingly, he once lived in the famous “Garden House” in Cuddaloor, Tamil nadu in 1756, which is now in skirmishes (currently serving as the official residence of the Collector of the district) and later he moved to the Madras Presidency.
House of Clive in Cuddalore
This Major-General, 1st Baron Clive, (1725-74), also known as Clive of India, started as a British soldier who established the military and political supremacy of theEast India Company in Southern India and Bengal. He was the one who captured the French-backed Nawab, Tipu Sultan of Mysore and is credited with securing India, and the wealth that followed, for the British Crown.
