coal oil
Old lamp liquid
Coal oil is kerosene or a similar petroleum distillate used for lamps and heating, especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The term persists in rural American dialects: Grandma still called it coal oil long after everyone else said kerosene.
Originally it referred to oil extracted from coal, but the name transferred to petroleum-based lamp fuel.
Flammable petroleum distillate
- paraffinFlammable waxy petroleum derivative
- combustibleCapable of burning
- flammableProne to ignition
- refinedPurified or cultured
hydrocarbon · volatile · combustion · energy source · camp stove · space heater · fuel can · kerosene heater
Wick-based fuel light
- lanternEnclosed portable light
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- flameBurning gas made visible
glow · lamplight · hurricane lamp · mantle · burner · font · globe · reflector
Substance that removes dirt
- degreaserOil-dissolving cleaner
- paint thinnerSolvent for oil-based coatings
- rust removerAgent dissolving metal corrosion
- lubricantFriction-reducing substance
Northeastern founding colony state
- TitusvilleFlorida Atlantic coast city
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
- American frontierExpanding western settlement zone
- wildcatterSpeculative petroleum explorer
patent medicine · folk remedy · rural America · general store · homestead
kerosene
Flammable petroleum distillate
- paraffinFlammable waxy petroleum derivative
- combustibleCapable of burning
- flammableProne to ignition
refined · hydrocarbon · volatile · combustion · energy source · camp stove · space heater · fuel can · kerosene heater
kerosene lamp
Wick-based fuel light
flame · glow · lamplight · hurricane lamp · mantle · burner · font · globe · reflector · candlepower
cleaning agent
Substance that removes dirt
- degreaserOil-dissolving cleaner
- paint thinnerSolvent for oil-based coatings
- rust removerAgent dissolving metal corrosion
Pennsylvania
Northeastern founding colony state
- TitusvilleFlorida Atlantic coast city
- nineteenth centuryYears 1801-1900
- American frontierExpanding western settlement zone
wildcatter · patent medicine · folk remedy · rural America · general store · homestead
- historical lightingcandles, lamps, lanterns, gaslight, candlelight
- liquid fuelsdiesel, gasoline, petrol, kerosene, jet fuel
- coal productscoke, fly ash, bottom ash, briquettes, soot
- fuelsgasoline, diesel, gas, petrol, kerosene
- gas synthesisgasification, town gas, fluidized bed, reformer, synthetic fuels
coal oilwhale oil
Rendered marine mammal fat
animal fat · tallow · fish oil · seal oil · beeswax
coal oilelectricity
Energy from charged particles
electric light · LED lighting · solar power · natural gas · candle
coal, oil, coals, coaling, coalfield, coalmine, oils, oiled, oiling