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“Hurricane” lamps evolved from 19th-century oil designs that used a glass chimney to protect the flame and boost draft. With kerosene’s rise after the 1850s and the draft-improving Argand principle, globe-and-chimney “banquet” lamps spread through parlors; later, electrified versions kept the look and lost the soot.