kerosene lamp

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By the time his competitors got their oil out of the ground, Rockefeller owned every inch of infrastructure between the wellhead and the kerosene lamp.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

“People typically are close to the kerosene lamp as well, causing them to really inhale a lot of the particles.”

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2023

The clapboard house is outfitted with items that reflect the era: a chenille bedspread, kerosene lamp, one small dresser.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022

Along Boulder Creek’s main drag Tuesday, residents streamed into Scarborough Lumber to purchase kerosene, lamp oil, gasoline jerrycans, lamps, flashlights and wood burning pellets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2021

But he spoke to her tenderly, in the same way that he spoke to me about the importance of closing my eyes and falling asleep when he blew out the kerosene lamp at night.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat