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Welsbach|ˈvɛlzbax|
The name of Carl Auer Freiherr von Welsbach (1858–1929), Austrian chemist and engineer, used attrib. to designate the gas mantle (mantle n. 5 g), invented by him, and the lamps employing it.
A proprietary name in the U.S.
1887Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Mar. 12/1 The Welsbach burner would produce a purer light..with two cubic feet of gas per hour. 1901Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 1 Oct. 5/4 The Victoria Gas Co., Ltd., are now installing complete Welsbach Lamps free of cost, charging the nominal sum of 5 cents per lamp per month for mantle renewal. 1912A. Bennett Matador 308 The Welsbach incandescent mantles on the chandelier saved thirty per cent in gas-bills while increasing the light by fifty per cent. 1964Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 21 July tm 119/2 The Welsbach Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa... Welsbach. For gas lamps..and gas mantles. 1980Sci. Amer. May 123/2 The Welsbach mantle, a type of gas burner widely used for home lighting around the turn of the century, proved to be a rich source of N rays. |