Gas Lighter
Gas Lighter
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lighter, gas
- Other Terms
- Fire Kindler; Fire Making Apparatus
- date made
- ca 1883
- patent date
- 1881-04-26
- 1882-07-25
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- brass (tube; case top, bottom and midband material)
- copper (upper and lower cases material)
- iron (sparking points; coil spring material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 57.15 cm x 6.6675 cm x 4.445 cm
- ID Number
- 2014.0004.153
- accession number
- 2014.0004
- catalog number
- 2014.0004.153
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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