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.

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08.12.2009 Tags: , , Categories: 1920 , Ray-O-lite , US 7 comment (-ev)