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

And almost instantly the form of Harry, his acetylene lamp lighting up his bulbous, surprised countenance with its spraylike mustache, appeared at the mouth of the tunnel.

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley

Courtenay pulled aside the flap, poked his head in and found himself blinking in the bright glare of an acetylene lamp suspended in the middle of a Mechanical Transport traveling workshop.

From Action Front by Cable, Boyd

Accordingly we fished out our pipes and relighted the acetylene lamp, which hung from the middle hoop.

From The Mystery of the Green Ray by Le Queux, William