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

Born in 1976, a year after the end of the war, she remembers doing homework by the light of a kerosene lamp.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2018

I shut off the kerosene lamp and crawl over to my horse blanket.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen