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- Vapor Lamp, circa 1860 - Vapor lamps burned naphtha, a substance similar to gasoline, which burned brightly under pressure and contact with air. Used for general illumination, this stylish lamp would have been used in a public space or sat on a mantle in a home.
- circa 1860
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Vapor Lamp, circa 1860
Vapor lamps burned naphtha, a substance similar to gasoline, which burned brightly under pressure and contact with air. Used for general illumination, this stylish lamp would have been used in a public space or sat on a mantle in a home.