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2. Traditional lighting equipment of Japan - Wikipedia

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   The andon is a lamp consisting of paper stretched over a frame of bamboo, wood or metal. [1] The paper protected the flame from the wind. Burning oil in a stone, metal, or ceramic holder, with a wick of cotton or pith, provided the light. They were usually open on the top and bottom, with one side that could be lifted to provide access. [2]

3. Torchère - Wikipedia

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   Today, torchère lamps use fluorescent, halogen, or LED light bulbs. Adjusting the pulse-width modulation in the electronic ballast can allow the fluorescent torchères to be dimmed. Halogen torchères usually came with a simple switch. Some more expensive models have a TRIAC dimmer circuit built into the stem. Early lamps with 300W bulbs ...

4. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Generally speaking, a sofa table is a tall, narrow table used behind a sofa to hold lamps or decorative objects. Work tables were small tables designed to hold sewing materials and implements, providing a convenient work place for women who sewed. They appeared during the 18th century and were popular throughout the 19th century.

5. Lamp - Wikipedia

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   Kerosene lamp, using kerosene as a fuel; Electric lamp, or light bulb, a replaceable component that produces light from electricity; Light fixture, or light fitting or luminaire, is an electrical device containing an electric lamp that provides illumination; Signal lamp, or Aldis lamp or Morse lamp, a semaphore system for optical communication

6. Nightstand - Wikipedia

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   A nightstand, [1] alternatively night table, bedside table, daystand or bedside cabinet, is a small table or cabinet designed to stand beside a bed or elsewhere in a bedroom. Modern nightstands are usually small bedside tables, often with one or sometimes more drawers and/or shelves and less commonly with a small door.

7. Rehal (book rest) - Wikipedia

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   A wooden rehal. A rehal [a] (Urdu: رحل, Hindi: रिहल, Bengali: রেহাল, Arabic: رَحْل) [1] or rahle Turkish: rahle) or tawla (Arabic: طاولة), is an X-shaped, foldable book rest or lectern used to hold religious scriptures for reverent display, as well as during reading or recitation. It is designed to collapse into a ...