The first prototype of the lighter has been created by artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci.
The first prototype of the lighter has been created by artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci. It was a device with numerous mainsprings and wheels joined to a flint with a chain. The invention would be forgotten, if people were not obsessed by smoking so much. In the 60s of the 19th century scientists and inventors were assigned a distinct task. They created a save and small cigarette lighter, which was easy to use.
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