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
The acetylene lamp is the best open-flame light-source available to the miner, for several reasons.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh
Mr. Anderson waited till the steps were just outside the room and then flung open the door, but the light from his acetylene lamp revealed a passage full of moonbeams—nothing else.
From Werwolves by Elliott O'Donnell
Accordingly we fished out our pipes and relighted the acetylene lamp, which hung from the middle hoop.
From The Mystery of the Green Ray by William Le Queux
Courtenay pulled aside the flap, poked his head in and found himself blinking in the bright glare of an acetylene lamp suspended in the middle of a Mechanical Transport traveling workshop.
From Action Front by Boyd Cable
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