Archive category «Ray-o-lite»
Ray-o-lite, 1920
Name: Ray-o-lite
Type: methanol catalyst Lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1920
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 20-60
This cigarette lighter runs on catalytic principle discovered by German chemist Johann Wolfgang Dёbereynerom in 1823: immersion frames with balls on the platinum black wire in compartment with felt impregnated with methanol, platinum causes a chemical reaction, heat and inflammation of methanol vapor.
08.12.2009 Tags: without flint , with removable lid , chemical Categories: 1920 , Ray-O-lite , US 7 comment (-ev)