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Justrite Gas and Fuse Sparker | JUSTRITE NO. 120 LIGHTER - Justrite model No.120 brass gas and fuse lighter, marked JUSTRITE PAT. APPLD. FOR, 4 1/4 in. long and 3/8 in. dia., patent no. 1,151,521 filed Jan. 20, 1913 and awarded to A. L. Hansen for an igniting device on Aug. 24, 1915, ex-Larry Click collection [This early patented igniting device by Augie Hansen was made of brass with a snap sparker at one end and was first offered as a gas and squib lighter in Justrite’s salesman’s catalog printed sometime after Dec. 1913. In Justrite’s form 202 booklet printed sometime after May 14, 1914, it was offered as a gas lighter noting “It’s all brass, high class, and goes in the pocket.” Again in Justrite’s form 204 booklet printed sometime after Feb. 1915 it was advertised as a gas and fuse lighter, noting it was a new idea for lighting fuse – safer than matches – and it never fails. They were sold for 25 cents each and displayed one dozen on a display card with an easel back and hanger. It was last offered by Justrite in Catalog No. 4, printed in 1921, and was no longer available in Catalog No. 5 printed in 1924. It is a very hard item to find.] SEE HANSEN'S PATENT IN THE FOLLOWING PIC. | Original Image |
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