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Dec 18, 2025 | Greater Cape May Historical Society

Gas lighting in Cape May, Part 5

A ‘petcock’ is not the family’s favorite rooster. It is a metal device that is used to control the flow of gas to a light fixture. Its introduction and use is where the terms, that we still use, “turn on” and “turn off” the

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