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Yablochkov candle
Type of electric carbon arc lamp / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Yablochkov candle (sometimes electric candle) is a type of electric carbon arc lamp, invented in 1876 by the Russian electrical engineer Pavel Yablochkov.
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