Show O I o i 7 JIG f fi i 6 r I INV Electric Cigar Lighters Electricity Is lighting houses not only but cigars as welL An ingenious electric cigar lighter consists of a metal box perforated and mounted upon a standard and supplied d with volt olt continuous current from tl the the the- e lighting mains Inside the box are are two carbon pencils which are arc brought I In contact by by the depression of a I thumb piece or button on the the- outside out out- but out outside side and then separated by a spring mechanism which holds the carbons Just far enough apart for an an arc to tobe tobe tobe be formed By Inserting a cigar In n an orifice In the front Its unlighted end b becomes comes ignited by contact with the arc the whole operation taking scarcely scarcely scarcely scarce scarce- ly five seconds and costing 10 cents per per kilowatt In other words other words 50 cigars may may- maybe be lighted for about one 1 penny Taking into account interest and depreciation the new new lighter will scarcely be be bea a a formidable rival of th the safety safet match |