Two patent electric taper lighters

Two patent electric taper lighters of different sizes each with depressing key and spare box for tapers

Details

Category:
Firemaking
Object Number:
1877-402
Materials:
wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and cardboard
type:
electric taper lights
credit:
Gift of Paul Jablochkoff

Parts

component of electric tape lighter

component of electric tape lighter

Part of electric taper lighters with depressing key and spare box for tapers. These components are two rectangular wooden blocks, with a hole drilled near the end of each of them. Plus two thin metal components attached by a bolt type piece on each wooden block.

Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1877-402/1
type:
lighter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

electric taper lighters

Patent electric taper lighter, with depressing key. Rectangular box like item with a door on one side and a latch for the top. Box is made of wood with a number of metal components.

Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1877-402/2
type:
lighter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

electric taper lighters

Patent electric taper lighter, with depressing key. Box like item with a door on one side and a latch for the top. Box is made of wood with a number of metal components.

Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1877-402/3
type:
lighter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

electric lighter tape

Two cardboard boxes for tapers, both rectangular with some green detailing around the edge.

Materials:
cardboard
Object Number:
1877-402/4
type:
lighter tape
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum