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

The origin of the fire was in a stable where a woman took a kerosene lamp at milking time.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2021

At home she read and painted late into the night, by candlelight or kerosene lamp if the electricity was turned off.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls