Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter

Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France

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Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France
Science Museum Group
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Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fire piston or pneumatic tinder igniter probably made in France in the 19th century; a device to ignite tinder by the temperature rise associated with the sudden and near adiabatic compression of air and thus demonstrate the 'Diesel effect' fundamental to ignition compression engines.

Details

Category:
Heat Engines (non steam)
Object Number:
1997-473
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
Object: 17.32283 x 2.3622 in.; cm
type:
demonstration app. of diesel effect.
credit:
Science Museum. Circulation Dept.