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Ray-o-lite, 1920

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

This cigarette lighter is working on catalytic principle discovered by German chemist Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner in 1823: immersion frames with platinum black balls on the wires in the office with felt, treated with methanol, platinum causes a chemical reaction, heating and ignition of methanol vapors.

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08.12.2009 Tags: , , Topics: 1920 , Ray-o-lite , USA 7 comment (s)