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The gas jet in his mouth freely unscrewspostage includes being signed fori believe moving his arms would release the value & produce a self igniting flamethe antique figure is from the top of a rare döbereiner's lamp of the 19th century, "a döbereiner's lamp is a lighter invented by the german chemist johann döbereiner in & based on the fürstenberger lighterit was in production until aboutboth his arms liftthe ignition would have been catalysed by platinum metal" this charming & tactile lighter is made of solid brass with a nice patinahe is kneeling down with his legs crosseda very charming, rare & tactile itemthe hole under the screw would allow the hydrogen gas to flow once the valve is openedthe casting looks goodplease study the images, as they also form part of the description & please also do your own research can post at extra costonly** read morealso referred to as a philosopher's lampone of his arms is not connected to the object he is holdingthis was one of the first methods of producing an instant flame & one of the earliest gas lights ever inventedhe has a long moustache & pointed hatthe item is in its expected condition for its ageit would make a great addition to any collectiona jet of hydrogen would then be released from his mouth & burst into a flameit works by the action of sulphuric acid on zinc producing hydrogen, which ignites when the gas jet passes over finely divided platinum**postage within the uapprox 2 1/2" tall from the bottom of the screw thread to the top of his hatit would have been originally owned by someone extremely wealthy
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