Fire piston
POA
French 19th century fire piston
Dimensions
3cm diameter but 37-38cm long
Circa
19th Century
Maker
Unknown
Country of manufacture
France
Description
Fire piston probably French, 19th century.
Works by adiabatic gas compression, causing temperature to rise sharply, which is the principle behind Diesel ignition.
Working demonstrator from Napoleonic France.
Identical to item held in the UK Science Museum.
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Collector Tolemy
A Yorkshire based collector all things unusual for 40 years covering a diverse range of subject matter across the archaeology of science, with a common theme towards rare and one-of-a-kind, architectural, functional instruments and scientific objects for investment, display and interior design. A frequent business traveller across Europe the USA and Australasia in the quest for new objects. Collector Tolemy can be contacted at [email protected].
