![]() In 1910 Ronson released the first Pist-O-Liter and in 1913 the company developed its first lighter, called the "Wonderlite", which was a permanent match style of lighter. Using Carl Auer von Welsbach's flint, companies like Ronson were able to develop practical and easy to use lighters. When scratched, it produces a large spark which is responsible for lighting the fuel of many lighters, and is suitably inexpensive for use in disposable items. The patenting of ferrocerium (often misidentified as flint) by Carl Auer von Welsbach in 1903 has made modern lighters possible. The device was very large and highly dangerous and fell out of production by the end of the 19th century. This lighter worked by a reaction of hydrogen to platinum sponge, which gave off a great amount of heat. One of the first lighters was invented by the German chemist named Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner in 1823 and was often called Döbereiner's lamp. The first lighters were invented in the 16th century and were converted flintlock pistols that used gunpowder. ![]()
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