What is a kerosene lamp? What's the price of kerosene lamps?

Today, with the popularization of electricity, all kinds of light bulbs are dazzling. Such as ordinary incandescent lamps, energy-saving lamps, chandeliers, etc. All these have brought great convenience to our life. If there is no electric light, we still live in darkness, so how can people get light in the era without electricity? Yes, for a long time, we relied on kerosene lamps for lighting until electricity appeared. Today we will talk about the price of kerosene lamps.

1, what is a kerosene lamp?

There may be many younger friends who don't know what a kerosene lamp is and have never seen it. Let me explain what a kerosene lamp is first. Kerosene lamp is actually a device for lighting. It has a container filled with kerosene, and then a wick is placed in the container, and a switch to control the size of the fire is set below. This is a kerosene lamp. About thirty years ago, kerosene lamps were still used in many places in China. With the invention of electricity, kerosene lamps gradually withdrew from the historical stage.

2. The price of kerosene lamps

It is really difficult to discuss the price of kerosene lamps now, because kerosene lamps have been out of the historical stage for decades, and there are almost no manufacturers of kerosene lamps. Without products, it seems unrealistic to discuss the price.

But I want to talk about the price of kerosene lamps from the perspective of collection significance. If it is a kerosene lamp with a long historical significance, or if it has witnessed any historical moment, it should naturally be discussed as a cultural relic, and its price should be relatively high, which has a high collection value. However, according to Bian Xiao, this kind of kerosene lamp is rare now, and many of them have disappeared or been damaged.

On the other hand, retro is popular now, so some businesses have seized this opportunity and produced some retro and nostalgic kerosene lamps, the general price ranges from 30 to 200 yuan, but in Bian Xiao's view, this kind of kerosene lamp is only similar in appearance, lacking certain details and nostalgia.

History:

Since the late Qing Dynasty, kerosene lamps have been introduced into China. Beautiful lamps, advanced fuels and scientific burning methods, which are several times brighter than old oil lamps, have attracted the attention of Chinese people at once. Especially some foreign oil companies, use kerosene lamps as a stepping stone to promote their petroleum products to the people of China. They provided free kerosene lamps to the people of China, and even provided some fuel for people to try.

In the early liberation and 1960s and 1970s, kerosene lamps were widely used in rural areas without electricity. During the planned economy period, kerosene was purchased from the supply and marketing cooperative by ticket, so the careful hostess would adjust the brightness of the lamp in time. Turn on the light only when the children are doing their homework. Even so, the flickering light in the breeze still can't shine far, and several children can only sit around the light. Any longer, your eyes will be black. The diligent hostess will not let the lights go to waste, and set up a splint to connect the soles or sew clothes in time.

At that time, every family was poor. In order to save money, we often light only one kerosene lamp in several rooms. When cooking, the lights are in the main room, and the whole family is around the main room. When it's cooked, take the rice to the back room and the lamp will follow.

In today's developed society, it is understandable that young people don't understand kerosene lamps. After all, the times of life are different, but if we want to measure kerosene lamps by price, it can only be said to be priceless, because kerosene lamps have witnessed the development of history and the generation of candles and electricity. Although kerosene lamps may be used in some remote areas, it is only a few areas after all. If a friend is interested in kerosene lamps, it is suggested to go to a remote place without electricity. That's real, living history.