Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
gas-saving mantle
French translation:
manchon à économie de gaz
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English term
France
Native in: French 
gas-saving mantle
English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
From "The birthday" by Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)
The whole sentence is:" A two light chandelier hung from the ceiling, weighed down on one side by a patent gas-saving mantle and a glass shade ; over this the ceiling was deeply discoloured."
The whole sentence is:" A two light chandelier hung from the ceiling, weighed down on one side by a patent gas-saving mantle and a glass shade ; over this the ceiling was deeply discoloured."
Proposed translations
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| 2 +3 | manteau à économie de gaz |
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manteau à économie de gaz
I don't think this is in effect a specific type of mantle, but rather, the author's qualification, explaining that the owner here was the sort of person who would use such a device to get more light using less gas. As such, I think it might be best to indicate this by formulating differently. Perhaps simply « pour économiser le gaz » ?
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Bourth
: My interpretation precisely, but I think "manchon" is the word.
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Thanks, C/T! I found both, so not sure if one is commoner than the other...
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Anastasia Kalantzi
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Thanks, Anastasia!
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MassimoA
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Thanks, Massimo!
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Discussion
https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?l...
Le premier manchon à incandescence efficace fut le Clamond basket en 1881.
Avec la date de publication, on est alors dans le développement de cette technologie d'où la mention de brevet et d'économie de gaz par rapport aux autres solutions de l'époque.
.https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchon_à_incandescence
Comprehensive dictionary of petroleum science and technology
Magdeleine Moureau, Gerald Brace
Editions TECHNIP, 1993 - 990 pages