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Ray-o-lite, 1920

Name: Ray-o-lite
Type: methanol catalytic Lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1920
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 20-60

This lighter works on catalytic principle discovered by the German chemist Johann Wolfgang Dёbereynerom in 1823: immersion frames with balls of platinum black on the wires to the department with felt impregnated with methanol, platinum causes a chemical reaction, heat and ignition of methanol vapor.

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08-12-2009 Tags: , , Categories: 1920 , Ray-O-lite , USA 7 comment (-ev)