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

It was those experiences that led Grossman to help get burn treatment for Zubaida, a young woman from Afghanistan disfigured in an accident with a kerosene lamp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

“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

Mr. Nyunt Khin lit a kerosene lamp, illuminating the pottery dust suspended in the air.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2019

Stacked in the comer was everything you could want for a campout—sleeping bags, blankets, an ice chest, and a kerosene lamp.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan