Fire lighter
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Steel, Plastic, Rubber
Measurements
151 mm (Width) x 50 mm (Depth); 543 mm (Length)
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 997452
Summary
StarFeu brand electric fire lighter ("allume-feu électrique") with a wooden handle and an electric flex terminating in a two prong plug (French mains system). Two warning labels, both in French, caution against getting the device wet and limiting usage time to 7 minutes.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with the family collection of Lacock Abbey contents in situ from Mrs. Petronella Burnett-Brown in December 2009.