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Cover: Paris - the factory for compressed air

Address:
5 Pl. de la Bastille, 75004 Paris, France
Category:
Gas, Fuel, Heating
City:
Paris For all signs in Paris
Country:
France For all signs in France
Shape:
Square round corners
Material:
Metal
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Tags:
Very old cover


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On the cover:
PARISIENNE DE L’AIR COMPRIMÉ CIE
Photography:
2023
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
At the end of the 19th century, the clocks and elevators began to be operated in Paris with compressed air. This cover is proof of that

The golden disk shown in the picture is part of the disks that may mark the borders of the Bastille.

Translation of the text on the cover:
PARISIAN COMPRESSED AIR CIE

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