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Hadson Blue Bird, 1950
Manufacturer: Hadson
Title: Hadson Blue Bird
Type: musical petrol lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1950
Country: Japan
Estimated cost: $ 30-100
This is one of the very popular in the 1950's Japanese music lighters Hadson. Arranged it is quite interesting: the mechanism inside it, equipped with a factory and a brake (lever to the top of the clockwork small spring). At the same time when you click on the ignition of the inserts put forward pin, which removes the stopper from the musical mechanism - thus, if the mechanism of a plant, the melody begins to play itself upon ignition of the flame. The very musical mechanism spring-loaded metal plate which rests against the body from the inside. The body is made of relatively light alloy and is like a resonator for a music box - lighter sound volume is big enough (a mechanism separately, being removed from the body, plays a very quiet).
Of particular value to this instance also attached and engraving: it belonged to an officer with the U.S. air base Kadena , Okinawa, and not just an officer and member of the officers' club.
05/01/2010 Tags: automatic , windbreaks , music Topics: 1950 , Hadson , Japan No Comments