Kerosene lamp
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A kerosene lamp is a type of lighting device that uses kerosene as a fuel. Kerosene lamps utilize a wick or mantle as a light source, protected by a glass chimney or globe; lamps may be used on a tabl
A kerosene lamp produced by the factory of Karlskrona Lampfabrik in Sweden c. 1890s
Swiss flat-wick kerosene lamp. The knob protruding to the right adjusts the wick, and thus the flame size.
New Zealand Railways lamp on the Weka Pass Railway
Air flow in a central draft kerosene lamp
Argand lamp
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The Argand lamp is a type of oil lamp invented in 1780 by Aimé Argand. Its output is 6 to 10 candelas, brighter than that of earlier lamps. Its more complete combustion of the candle wick and oil than
An Argand lamp in use in A Portrait of James Peale, done in 1822 by Charles Willson Peale
Argand lamp with circular wick and glass chimney. Illustration from Les Merveilles de la science (1867–1869) by Louis Figuier.
An astral lamp, an Argand lamp designed so that the reservoir does not cast a separate shadow
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