gaslamp
Flame-powered streetlight
A gaslamp is a lamp fueled by gas, typically natural gas or coal gas, used for street lighting before electric lights became standard.
The term evokes Victorian-era cities with their characteristic amber glow: The gaslamp district retains its historic charm.
Gaslamp districts in cities like San Diego preserve these fixtures as heritage features.
Of a prim era
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- lamplighterOne who lit streetlights
- streetlightRoadside illumination fixture
London · Paris · foggy · alleyway · promenade · boulevard · evening · dusk
Steerable lighter-than-atmosphere craft
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- automatonSelf-moving mechanical device
dirigible · retrofuturism · anachronism · gadgetry · zeppelin · cogs · inventor · tinker
Covering or wrap
- burnerHeat-producing device component
- valveFluid flow controller
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- igniteStart burning something
pilot · regulator · jet · nozzle · fitting · pipe · supply · pressure
Steady, soft light
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- softYielding to touch
halo · shadow · romantic · atmospheric · nostalgic · charm · quaint · old-world
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- restoredReturned to original condition
- originalFirst or inventive
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
ornamental · decorative · salvage · architectural · period · cast-iron · patina · authentic
Victorian
Of a prim era
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- 19th-centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- lamplighterOne who lit streetlights
streetlight · London · Paris · foggy · alleyway · promenade · boulevard · evening · dusk · wrought-iron
airship
Steerable lighter-than-atmosphere craft
automaton · dirigible · retrofuturism · anachronism · gadgetry · zeppelin · cogs · inventor · tinker · monocle
mantle
Covering or wrap
ignite · pilot · regulator · jet · nozzle · fitting · pipe · supply · pressure · adjustment
glow
Steady, soft light
soft · halo · shadow · romantic · atmospheric · nostalgic · charm · quaint · old-world · picturesque
antique
Old valued collectible
replica · ornamental · decorative · salvage · architectural · period · cast-iron · patina · authentic · reproduction
gaslampelectric light
Current-powered illumination device
LED light · fluorescent light · incandescent bulb · neon light · halogen lamp
gas, lamp, gases, gassed, gassing, gassy, lamps, gaslight, gaslighting