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Description

“Fun Room Cigaret Lighter for Mechanical Geniuses”. This Rube Goldberg type lighter goes thru a series of mechanical movements with chain reaction regularity until a match is ignited. After a short pause the match is extinguished with a few drops of water.

This contraption was featured on the “Do-It-Yourself show” the first do-it-yourself network TV show, which featured Charlie Weaver.
  • 23” tall x 15 1/2” wide
  • Made from commonly available materials.

This is an original 4+ page magazine article from 1955
Page measures 6 1/2" x 9".
We do not photocopy these.


Article Includes
Measured Drawings and Diagrams
Instructions

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