Ray-o-lite, 1920

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

This lighter works 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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Ray-o-lite

Ray-o-lite

Ray-o-lite

08.12.2009 Tags: , , Topics: 1920 , Ray-o-lite , USA

7 comment (s)

  1. diger - 22.11.2010

    And I have the German, and it must be refilled with denatured alcohol.

  2. Yurii - 18.06.2011

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vGYUSw-azQ

  3. DM - 14.12.2011

    and where you can buy all that something like this?

  4. kypexin - 14.12.2011

    on eBay :)

  5. DM - 14.12.2011

    -thanks) ...... havent looked-((((((((

  6. kypexin - 14.12.2011

    should look, watch, and catch the hatch :) you can not catch one month :)

  7. DM - 14.12.2011

    :) All go hunting -)) to track down and catch-)) thanks! -)

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