Moderator lamp
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moderator-lamp-298-7847343
title:
Moderator lamp
text:
The moderator lamp is a type of 19th century oil lamp. It displaced the more complex Carcel lamp which used a clockwork pump. Its mechanism was simpler and required less maintenance or repair. The moderator lamp was invented in 1837 by Charles-Louis-Félix Franchot (1809-1881). Like the Carcel lamp the oil reservoir was below the burner and it allowed 360 degree illumination. Earlier oil lamps such as the Argand had a reservoir above the burner which made them top heavy and obscured some of the l
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description:
French light fixture
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderator_lamp
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2024-04-26T00:33:01Z
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