gas mantle

mantle(def 5).

Origin of gas mantle

First recorded in 1895–1900

The gas-mantle was a great boon to the mariner as well as to civilized beings in general.

Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh
Inasmuch as the gas-mantle had not yet appeared, the gas was burned in jets.

Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh
During the last twenty years the gas-mantle has been very generally applied to beacon-lights.

Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh
The Spielman paper mill stood where the gas-mantle factory of Curtis and Harvey is now found.

The Dover Road |Charles G. Harper

The gas-mantle has made it possible for gas-lighting to continue as a competitor of electric-lighting for the streets.

Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh

gas mantle

a mantle for use in a gaslight See mantle (def. 4)