Dobereiner
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The item is in its expected condition for its agealso referred to as a philosopher's lampthis was one of the first methods of producing an instant flame & one of the earliest gas lights ever inventedthe hole under the screw would allow the hydrogen gas to flow once the valve is openedthe ignition would have been catalysed by platinum metalhe has a long moustache & pointed hata very charming, rare & tactile itemone of his arms is not connected to the object he is holdingapprox 2 1/2" tall from the bottom of the screw thread to the top of his hati believe moving his arms would release the value & produce a self igniting flameit was in production until about" this charming & tactile lighter is made of solid brass with a nice patinaplease study the images, as they also form part of the description & please also do your own research can post at extra costhe is kneeling down with his legs crossedit would have been originally owned by someone extremely wealthy**postage within the ua 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 platinumthe gas jet in his mouth freely unscrewsthe casting looks goodboth his arms liftpostage includes being signed forit would make a great addition to any collectionthe 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 lighteronly** read more
200 €