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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 ...

If old lamps turn you on, here`s some important news for you. Catherine M.V. and Carl Thuro`s stunning oil lamp collection-probably the world`s largest and most varied-will be auctioned in three ...

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.

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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 ...

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The bright orange flames of kerosene wick lamps used in millions of impoverished households around the world are significant sources of global warming and pollutants linked to respiratory diseases, ...