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

Then, as I watched, I saw him take from his pocket and light a small acetylene lamp, apparently a bicycle-lamp, with a green glass.

From Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England by Le Queux, William

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 Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)

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 Luckiesh, Matthew

The acetylene lamp for camp illumination is an advance over the kerosene lantern.

From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore