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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.
- Patent Model of Gas Burner, 1878 - From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- June 11, 1878
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Patent Model of Gas Burner, 1878
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- Lamp with Glass Chimney -
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Lamp with Glass Chimney
- Patent Model of Safety Gas Burner, 1904 -
- November 29, 1904
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Patent Model of Safety Gas Burner, 1904
- Humphrey Inverted Gas Mantle Lamp -
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Humphrey Inverted Gas Mantle Lamp
- Gas Lamp, 1910-1920 -
- 1910-1920
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Gas Lamp, 1910-1920