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2. Solar lamp - Wikipedia

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   A garden solar lamp A child in Zambia studying by the light of a lamp charged by solar power during the day. A solar lamp, also known as a solar light or solar lantern, is a lighting system composed of an LED lamp, solar panels, battery, charge controller and there may also be an inverter.

3. Mechanically powered flashlight - Wikipedia

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   This steel mill uses a flint held against the rotating wheel "D", making sparks. (Matthias Dunn, Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries, 1852) The first mechanically powered portable illumination was the "steel mill", used in coal mining during the 1800s. These lamps consisted of a steel disk, rotated at high speed by a crank mechanism.

4. Bardic lamp - Wikipedia

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   The Bardic Rail Signalling Lamp was the original name of a particular type of battery powered railway signalling handlamp made from 1962 by Bardic, Ltd. [1] for use by rail and trackside workers. It became the standard battery operated handlamp in use on British Rail , replacing oil-lit lamps.

5. Touch-sensitive lamp - Wikipedia

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   Video demonstrating the operation of a touch-sensitive lamp. A touch-sensitive lamp is a combination of a lamp and a touch switch. They act on the principle of body capacitance, activated by human touch rather than a flip, push-button, or other mechanical switch. They are popular as desk and nightstand lamps. Touch-sensitive lamp switches may ...

6. Kerosene lamp - Wikipedia

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   A kerosene lamp (also known as a paraffin lamp in some countries) is a type of lighting device that uses kerosene as a fuel. Kerosene lamps have a wick or mantle as light source, protected by a glass chimney or globe; lamps may be used on a table, or hand-held lanterns may be used for portable lighting.

7. Flashlight - Wikipedia

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   A set of modern LED flashlights. A flashlight or electric torch (Commonwealth English), usually shortened to torch, is a portable hand-held electric lamp.Formerly, the light source typically was a miniature incandescent light bulb, but these have been displaced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) since the early 2000s.