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2. Kerosene lamp - Wikipedia

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   A kerosene lantern, also known as a "barn lantern" or "hurricane lantern", is a flat-wick lamp made for portable and outdoor use. They are made of soldered or crimped-together sheet-metal stampings, with tin-plated sheet steel being the most common material, followed by brass and copper. There are three types: dead-flame, hot-blast, and cold-blast.

3. Traditional lighting equipment of Japan - Wikipedia

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   Another variety was the Ariake andon, a bedside lamp. The kakeandon under the eaves of a shop, often bearing the name of the merchant, was a common sight in the towns. The expression hiru andon, or "daytime lamp," meant someone or something that seemed to serve no purpose.

4. Lantern - Wikipedia

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   Lantern. A railroad brakeman 's signal lantern, fueled by kerosene. Look up lantern in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lantern is an often portable source of lighting, typically featuring a protective enclosure for the light source – historically usually a candle, a wick in oil, or a thermoluminescent mesh, and often a battery-powered ...

5. GravityLight - Wikipedia

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   GravityLight was a gravity-powered lamp manufactured until 2019. It was designed by the company Deciwatt for use in developing or third-world nations, as a replacement for kerosene lamps. It uses a bag filled with rocks or earth, attached to a cord, which slowly descends similar to the weight drive in a cuckoo clock. This action was claimed to ...

6. Gas mantle - Wikipedia

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   Gas mantle. An incandescent gas mantle, gas mantle or Welsbach mantle is a device for generating incandescent bright white light when heated by a flame. The name refers to its original heat source in gas lights which illuminated the streets of Europe and North America in the late 19th century. Mantle refers to the way it hangs like a cloak ...

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   Dr. Angela Shippy, a medical doctor turned executive at Amazon Web Services, is leading the charge for AI in healthcare at the world's biggest cloud provider.