Electrical instruments exhibited at the 1881 Paris Electrical Exhibition; including a tramway, an electric boat and an electric chair. Wood engraving by A. Marie, 1881.

Electricity and its industrial applications. Coloured engraving by Langevin, 1853, after L. Allard.

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