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
Garbed thus, and with an acetylene lamp in his hand, he was the natural prey of photographers, who refused to spare him until he escaped into the cage and baffled them by going underground.
From Westward with the Prince of Wales by W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas) Newton
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
He examined it intently under the bright light of the little acetylene lamp inside the brougham.
From The Red Symbol by John Ironside
The acetylene lamp for camp illumination is an advance over the kerosene lantern.
From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt
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