How was life before light bulbs?

Answer 1

Typically the first to be used for light was the fire or campfire. After that candles or wax. After the candles, a Kerosene lamp was usually used. Some cities or villages used gas lighting before electricity was established. By gas I mean natural gas or propane burning inside a "mantle" in a lamp specifically made for this. This method was actually quite bright in the amount of light it produced. Much like the Coleman brand camping lamps you see people use in campgrounds.

Answer 2

My early years were spent in a rural location without electricity. For lighting we had one pressure mantle lamp, which enabled us to keep one room brightly lit. Most evenings the family would gather in that room to chat and/or play cards (obviously with no electricity there was no television!). When it was bedtime each of us would light a candle to get ourselves undressed and into bed. My mother and father would come into the room to say goodnight and carefully extinguish the candle. Everything was much slower paced. Our lives were ruled much more by the hours of daylight than they are now: we used to rise around 05.30 to 06.00, and my mother set a strict bedtime at 20.30

Answer 3

If the world was without the lightbulb.......it would be dark....ALOT!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

bad there was no TV no light during night

bad terible

Answer 5

Without light bulbs, we would still be using gas or oil lamps. Without those lamps, we would be in darkness for half the day.

Answer 6

candles, gas lights and light bulbs.

Answer 7

they had lamps