Very rare firelighter item from the 1950s.
I could find very little info on this. This is untested, as it has a weird three-prong plug.
There will be age/use imperfections, and may need refurbishing.
The cold/hot switch is a key that you put in, I'm not sure if this originally had a real switch or if the key is original to it.. But luckily the key was kept with this.
I believe this is intended to blow extremely hot air to start fires..
In my google search, it looks similar to the more modern 'grenadier' firelighter.
I am not sure whether this is still working or not but it is sold as a rare collectible as-is. Thanks!
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