Building the Döbereiner's lamp, one of the first modern lighters in history @Marbslab

Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Building and demonstration of the Döbereiner's lamp also called the "tinderbox". Invented in 1823 by German chemist Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, it is considered one of the first modern lighters and was commercially very successful.
Image source: Hamburg Historical Museums Foundation - Museum of Hamburg History

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