In 1890, a Mr. P. T. Cumming was killed instantaneously when the tin soldering torch he was using to repair a street lamp touched an energized element of the arc-light within. (By the way ...

13.An arc lamp shaped like a tulip if you want a light that makes your guests say "WOW." It's a focal point — place it ...

so that the lamp housing did not cast a shadow and improved the mechanism by which the length of the arc was kept constant. This gave a steadier light. Crompton and Company were the UK's first ...

arc floor lamps with a stem that extends up and out, and torchiere lamps that direct their light towards the ceiling. Floor ...

so that the lamp housing did not cast a shadow and improved the mechanism by which the length of the arc was kept constant. This gave a steadier light. Crompton and Company were the UK's first ...