Antique Pocket Medical Double Wick Spirit Lamp Heater Burner

ON AUCTION IS A RARE ANTIQUE POCKET PORTABLE MEDICAL APOTHECARY SPIRIT LAMP BURNER. TWO BURNING WICKS WITH SCREW CAPS.
 
IN THE DAY WHEN DOCTORS STILL DID HOUSE CALLS ALCOHOL BURNERS WERE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THEIR FLAME IS LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 5 CM IN HEIGHT, WITH A COMPARATIVELY LOWER TEMPERATURE THAN THE GAS FLAMES OTHER BURNERS.
 
WHILE THEY DO NOT PRODUCE FLAMES AS HOT AS OTHER TYPES OF BURNERS, THEY ARE SUFFICIENTLY HOT FOR PERFORMING SOME CHEMISTRIES, STANDARD LABORATORY PROCEDURES, AND CAN BE USED FOR FLAME STERILIZATION OF EQUIPMENT.
 
THESE TYPES OF PORTABLE SPIRIT OR ALCOHOL BURNERS WERE ALSO SOMETIMES USED BY FIELD MEDICS IN WW1.

THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ON THIS SPIRIT BURNER.

CONDITION: ONE WICK UNUSED. ONE USED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.
 
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