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Inspiration For Coleman Lamp In Caruthersville
The Caruthersville Demonocrat Argus recalls how a winter night in 1899 inspired WC Coleman, then a young typewriter salesman, to pursue gasoline lamps after seeing one in a drugstore. His visit to a local hotel where a similar lamp was shown started the Coleman Company, now a major Wichita manufacturer of lamps and home heating devices.
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