There's no shortage of portable lighting options out there for campers or people living in developing countries, but they all have their own pros and cons. The Lumir K lamp is aiming to be the right ...

Visitors to a collection of kerosene lamps owned by Tran Thanh Tung in Hanoi’s Hao Nam street are amazed by the oil lamps of many types and sizes on display in his living room. Visitors to a ...

Kerosene lamps provide ambience from an earlier century. They serve as a light source safer and more powerful than an open candlestick. In the past, they were used on trains and horse-drawn carriages.

As the British firmly established their dominance in erstwhile Travancore by 1840s, they also began to introduce their products in erstwhile Travancore. Kerosene became popular in the west in the ...

I feel nostalgic as I recall the time I spent studying under oil lamps and lanterns in the 1960s and 70s and how my generation struggled to complete school education in the dim lights of kerosene ...

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QUESTION: I received this lamp from an old friend. It is marked "Non-Explosive Lamp, Made in USA, EM & Co. 435." I would like to know the value. -- Helen French, South Euclid ANSWER: Edward Miller & ...