Lighting.Breckinridge.HISTORY-OtherFrom: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 7:59 AM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Lighting.Breckinridge.HISTORY-Other Lighting Breckinridge County KyArchives History Other Book Title: A Glimpse Of The Past When kerosene (coal oil) was proven safe as a lighting fluid, it became in great demand. The coal oil lamp, with its cotton wich and glass chimney, replaced old grease lamps and cangles, which has been the source of light since the white man came to America. Rural, town and city folks read, worked and prospered under the flood light of these kerosene burners from about 1800 until early 1900, when gas was made available to cities and communities near gas wells and distributing points. The master mind of Aladdin developed a kerosene lamp with a net like mantle that made a brillant light, but being more expensive, only wealthier families could afford their use, leaving some clinging to their conventional models, which were less illuminating, but cheaper to operate. Electric replaced the gaslights, which probably were not very safe and put off a lot of heat. The electric lights came to the rural communities in the early 1930s and 1940s. The electric lights sure did make everything clear and bright. Submitted by: Dana Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00005.html#0001067 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/