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Kettlewell New user 3 Posts |
Hello! I acquired this little gem from an estate sale this weekend ($1.50!), and can't seem to find any info on the web helping to identify it. It is a handheld wind-up smoke generator. You wind it up, place the brass piece over your finger (to look like a ring), press the button on the side and a toothed wheel (like on a lighter) spins (noisily) and generates a sizable puff of (hopefully not dangerous) smoke! It's imprinted with the words "WESTERN GERMANY" on the front, which helps date it a little.
Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated! Click here to view attached image. |
Frank Yuen Elite user 459 Posts |
That's a funkenring and it's meant to produce sparks. The reason yours is producing smoke is because your flint is too worn out. You should be able to replace it.
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Kettlewell New user 3 Posts |
Thank you! I'll have to figure out how to replace the flint. Smoke is cool, but sparks would be awesome!
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