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The manufacture of Argand lamps in Philadelphia.
The Argand lamp initiated a chain of events that has led to our present method of lighting rooms, In the l780s Ami Argand (1750-1803) of Switzerland invented an oil lamp burner with a tubular wick that allowed air to flow up through the hollow middle of the wick as well as around the outside of it, making the flame burn brighter than any other lamp. Immediately popular, these lamps were produced in great numbers in England and France. Thanks to Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and other Americans who had lived abroad and brought Argand lamps home with them, they also became popular in the United States. (1) Between 1785 and 1843 they represented the most advanced ...
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