This Etna spill maker was used to take a flame from, say a gas cooker, so that it could be used to light a fire or candles elsewhere in the house.
Inside the base is a ribbon of paper, when pulled through the spill maker it twists it into a tight thread. This means that when lit it will burn quite slowly so the flame can be used to light a fire or candles around the house or even candles in the outside toilet!
The cone shaped body is made of urea formaldehyde resin, an early plastic that many people would describe (incorrectly) as Bakelite. It is a lovelystrong blue colour.
The wording "Etna" spill maker runs around the top of the base together with Pat. App. For. There is no makers name.
It stands 75mm high and the base is 65mm in diameter. There is almost a full roll of the paper ribbon in the base and so it obviously has not ben used very much.
It is in good condition with no damage.
Very interesting piece from a time when many houses still did not have electric lights or where coal fires needed lighting. Also useful for lighting the candles in the Anderson shelter.
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