hurricane lamp

Example Sentences

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Six years later, she progressed to a little shack lit by hurricane lamps, before the Lims opened an eatery called Palm Beach Seafood in 1963.

From BBC

Before the auction, Jones had made a list of the items he wanted: The hurricane lamps.

From New York Times

Overscale hurricane lamps, chunky straw place mats, wooden cake stands and Easter egg-pastel curtains are of part of the new look.

From Washington Post

As a collector herself - Wanda can never have too many hurricane lamps or cast iron pans, she says - she was completely behind the idea of opening a museum for Wayne’s collection.

From Washington Times

Perhaps to compensate for its subterranean locale, it's lit a bit too brightly with lovely, ceramic ceiling fixtures and less-lovely wall sconces made of hurricane lamps mounted on ship's wheels.

From Seattle Times