Carcel lamp

English

Etymology

Named after its French inventor, Bernard Guillaume Carcel.

Noun

Carcel lamp (plural Carcel lamps)

  1. (historical) A mechanical lamp from the 19th century, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork.

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