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Reading Lamp | ClipArt ETC
An engraving depicting a sectional view of an Argand lamp, a kind of oil lamp, was invented and patented in 1780 by Aime Argand. Aime Argand (1750-1803) a Genevan physicist and chemist.
Getting 18th Century “Lit”: Argand Lamps | Material Matters