acetylene lamp

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Eventually, Congress came to realize that something must be done, and a temporary first lighthouse was built in 1912, an unmanned acetylene lamp.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

I had my acetylene lamp with me to furnish light for reading any questions that might be sent up.

From The Great War As I Saw It by Scott, Frederick George

How Radcliffe wished he had his acetylene lamp!

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen

“Here, take a lantern,” said Professor Jeffer, and brought forth an acetylene lamp, similar to those used on bicycles.

From First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle by Stratemeyer, Edward

And now he proceeded to examine it thoroughly, lighting a powerful acetylene lamp for the purpose.

From A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa by Cornell, Frederick