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Only** read morethe ignition would have been catalysed by platinum metali believe moving his arms would release the value & produce a self igniting flamethe gas jet in his mouth freely unscrewsit would have been originally owned by someone extremely wealthyalso referred to as a philosopher's lampone of his arms is not connected to the object he is holdinghe has a long moustache & pointed hatplease study the images, as they also form part of the description & please also do your own research can post at extra costit was in production until abouthe is kneeling down with his legs crossedit 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 lightera jet of hydrogen would then be released from his mouth & burst into a flameapprox 2 1/2" tall from the bottom of the screw thread to the top of his hatboth his arms lift" this charming & tactile lighter is made of solid brass with a nice patinathis was one of the first methods of producing an instant flame & one of the earliest gas lights ever invented**postage within the uthe item is in its expected condition for its agea very charming, rare & tactile itemit works by the action of sulphuric acid on zinc producing hydrogen, which ignites when the gas jet passes over finely divided platinumthe hole under the screw would allow the hydrogen gas to flow once the valve is openedthe casting looks goodpostage includes being signed for
200 €