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19th Century LightingPage 2

Oil lamps were very widely used. With technological developments, such as the invention of the Argand lamp in the 1790s and the introduction of paraffin oil from the 1840s onwards, they became much brighter, easier to maintain and cheaper to use.

Oil lamp, made by George Jones, c. 1885; earthenware, brass and glass.
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Oil lamp, made by George Jones, c. 1885; earthenware, brass and glass.

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