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It works by the action of sulphuric acid on zinc producing hydrogen, which ignites when the gas jet passes over finely divided platinumthe casting looks goodit would have been originally owned by someone extremely wealthythis was one of the first methods of producing an instant flame & one of the earliest gas lights ever inventedthe 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 lighterhe has a long moustache & pointed hati believe moving his arms would release the value & produce a self igniting flamea jet of hydrogen would then be released from his mouth & burst into a flamethe ignition would have been catalysed by platinum metalplease study the images, as they also form part of the description & please also do your own research can post at extra cost" this charming & tactile lighter is made of solid brass with a nice patinapostage includes being signed forapprox 2 1/2" tall from the bottom of the screw thread to the top of his hatit would make a great addition to any collectionthe gas jet in his mouth freely unscrewsthe item is in its expected condition for its agethe hole under the screw would allow the hydrogen gas to flow once the valve is openedone of his arms is not connected to the object he is holdinghe is kneeling down with his legs crossedonly** read morea very charming, rare & tactile itemboth his arms liftit was in production until about**postage within the ualso referred to as a philosopher's lamp
200 €