Camphine was the British trade name of a 19th-century lamp fuel made from purified spirits of turpentine. Generally prepared by distilling turpentine with quicklime,[1] it gave off a brilliant light. It was burned in chimney lamps that produced a strong draft to prevent smoking.[2] Invented in 1838, it was a popular domestic lamp fuel until the 1860s. Camphine was alternatively spelled camphene, especially in the United States.