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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 hence the flame size. A kerosene lamp (also known as a paraffin lamp in some countries) is a type of lighting device that uses kerosene as a fuel.
The company was founded in 1840 when its founder, 22-year-old Robert Edwin Dietz, purchased a lamp and oil business in Brooklyn, New York. Though famous for well-built indoor and outdoor kerosene lanterns, it was a major player in the automotive lighting industry from the 1920s into the 1960s.
A late antique oil lamp showing a human figure identified as Christ. Early Christian and late antique oil lamps were diverse. One of the most notable ones were Mediterranean sigillata (“African”) lamps. The motifs were largely geometric, vegetative and graphic (monograms), with figural depiction of animals and human figures, often Christ. [13]
The great selling point of Hinks lamps was that they did not need frequent trimming or give off nasty smoke or smells. The company was first incorporated in 1873 (and re-incorporated in 1896). [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Newspaper reports suggest that James retired as Managing Director and became Chairman in about 1897–98, when Joseph took over. [ 22 ]
A lantern is a source of lighting, often portable. It typically features a protective enclosure for the light source – historically usually a candle, a wick in oil, or a thermoluminescent mesh, and often a battery-powered light in modern times – to make it easier to carry and hang up, and make it more reliable outdoors or in drafty interiors.
In 1919, Tilley High-Pressure Gas Company started using kerosene as a fuel for lamps. [13] In the 1920s, Tilley company got a contract to supply lamps to railways, and made domestic lamps. [12] During World War II, Armed Forces purchased quantities of lamps, thus many sailors, soldiers and airmen used a Tilley Lamp. [12]
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