Fire syringe

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“Place a bit of tinder in the cavity of the piston of the ‘fire-syringe’. Put the piston into the open end of the cylinder and force it in, compressing the confined air as abruptly as possible. Promptly remove the piston. The tinder will probably be on fire.” — Avery, 1895

Source

Elroy M. Avery School Physics (New York: Sheldon and Company, 1895) 277

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