I know there were coal-oil miner's lamps, since I've got one on my mantle (complete with cotton wick). The carbide lamps came later, followed by the electric ones, of course. the coal-oil lamps go back to the era of mine-mules, which my grandfather used to shoe.

George F. Feissner
Math. Dept.
SUNY College at Cortland
Cortland, NY 13045


George F. Feissner
Math. Dept.
SUNY College at Cortland
Cortland, NY 13045