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| Management number | 17789868 | Release Date | 2025/11/30 | List Price | $20.99 | Model Number | 17789868 | ||
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Vintage Antique Clayton & Lambert Blow Torch 158A<br>Mostly clean; some rust & dirt; scuffs & scratches; looks great!<br><br>Clayton & Lambert Mfg. Co.<br> In 1882 three brothers named Lambert started a venture in Ypsilanti, MI for the manufacture of gasoline fuelled blow torches.<br>Mechanics found the intense portable heat of these torches very useful, word soon spread and demand grew, the business flourished.<br>In 1887, a patented firepot for melting lead was added to the torch line, and its inventor, a Mr Lambert was taken into partnership. <br>By 1889, demand for blow torches increased beyond production capacity and the company moved to a larger site in Detroit.<br>There were a few other moves after this the last being large plant at Buckner KY.<br> In 1970 C&L discontinued the production of gasoline blow torches; they had become extinct due to the use of propane.<br><br>(INV #0)
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