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  2. Sconce (light fixture) - Wikipedia

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    A sconce or wall light is a decorative light fixture that is mounted to a wall. [1] The sconce is a very old form of fixture, historically used with candles and oil lamps. They can provide general room lighting, and are common in hallways and corridors, but they may be mostly decorative. [1] A sconce may be a traditional torch, cresset, candle ...

  3. Accent lighting - Wikipedia

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    Accent lighting focuses light on a particular area or object. [1] It is often used to highlight art or other artifacts. [2] Common types of accent lights include wall sconces, floodlights, recessed lights, torchère lamps, or track lighting. The brighter light from the accent lamp creates visual interest to a room.

  4. Category:Light fixtures - Wikipedia

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    Note: The vernacular word "lamp" is often used casually when meaning a light fixture—luminaire: including a table lamp, hanging lamp, porch lamp, desk lamp, wall lamp, floor lamp, and numerous others; and in their components’ names such as lamp shade, lamp cord, and lamp switch.

  5. Chandelier - Wikipedia

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    A chandelier (/ ˌ ʃ æ n d ə ˈ l ɪər /) is an ornamental lighting device, typically with spreading branched supports for multiple lights, designed to be hung from the ceiling. [1] [2] Chandeliers are often ornate, and they were originally designed to hold candles, but now incandescent light bulbs are commonly used, [3] as well as ...

  6. History of street lighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the US, street lights using sodium vapor were first installed on a rural highway near Port Jervis, New York, in 1933. [1] In 1938, a study of sodium vapor light use at selected intersections in Chicago claimed that the new lighting had helped to reduce the number of accidents in those areas.

  7. First Freewill Baptist Church (East Alton, New Hampshire)

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    The interior retains many original features, including gas light fixtures and wall sconces. Walls are finished at the lower level with wainscoting, which terminates in a simple chair rail. A simple pulpit is set against the rear wall. The bulk of the main chamber is taken up by bench pews, from which the doors were removed c. 1847. [2]

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