UTOMATIC TAPER LAMP. . There has recently been invented, says the Science Recordfor 1873, a taper lamp for the instantaneous production of aflame or light, which is accomplished by simply pressing to-gether thetwo handles shown in the upper figure of the an-nexed engraving. The interior mechanism… … ranged that, when the handles are pressed together, the platerotates, and one of the matches rubs against the inside ofthe case near the spout or opening in the cover, which rubbing or friction ignites the match and communicates fire tothe ball, which thereupon burns, producing a light that…
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