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

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

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2019

They became set on getting electricity when a kerosene lamp tipped over while she was napping and she feared the house would burn down.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2019

Thinking we were all asleep, Mama quietly slipped out of bed and lit the kerosene lamp.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez