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Kerosene lamps, torches, candles, etc.
I have made candles using paraffin wax. Paraffin oil is kerosene.
Candles and other fire-powered lanterns that burned oil, kerosene, or otherwise.
they stopped using candles, kerosene, oil lamps and fire torches in the late 19th century
Kerosene was used to fuel lamps and lanterns, to provide lighting in homes. Kerosene had replaced whale oil as lamp fuel, and candles for home illumination. It was several generations after the Civil War before electricity became available and accepted as a power source.
Chandeliers used to produce light through candles or kerosene, but now chandeliers, from crystal to brass chandeliers, are powered by electricity.
Candles. kerosine lamps, gas lamps were popular in cities
Water and wax do not go together. Think of the reason why people wax their cars. If the car gets wet the wax allows the water to form droplets and slide off. The wax and the water do not mix. Another way to think of it is floating candles. If the wax dissolved in the water then it wouldn't be a floating candle anymore. So my guess is that it is more soluble in kerosene.
Electrical lights eliminated the use of gas and kerosene lights which had their own hazards and were not very bright. Candles were dangerous too and did not give out good lighting.
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Oil lamps and candles were were used in the 18th century. About the middle of the 19th century, kerosene lamps became more common. Electrical lights began usage in homes around the 1880s.
In the 1850s, people primarily lit their homes with oil lamps or candles. Oil lamps burned various types of oils, such as kerosene or whale oil, which provided a source of light. Candles were made from tallow or beeswax and were often used as a more portable lighting option.