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Michael S Wildcard ✨ πŸ˜Άβ€πŸŒ«οΈπŸ—½βš‘ on Nostr: This is one of my kerosene cold blast lanterns. This technology was a great ...

This is one of my kerosene cold blast lanterns. This technology was a great improvement over candles in the mid to late 1800's.

This design, patented in 1873 by John Irwin, produces a brighter, cleaner, and more stable flame than hot-blast or dead-flame lanterns, with approximately twice the light output of a hot-blast lantern using the same wick size.