Tachypyrion

A tachypyrion (from the Greek tachýs "fast" and pyr "fire") is a lighter marketed by Joseph Mollet from 1806 on which ignites a tinder sponge using compression heat .

As early as 250 BC Ktesibios discovered that an air pressure gun he was using produced sparks (originating from dust or other particles) when the piston left the cylinder. In 1770 Charles-François Dumouriez invented a pneumatic lighter , consisting of a cylinder into which a piston with a little fire sponge is driven as quickly as possible in a cavity at the end. This fire sponge is ignited by compression heat and the embers can be used. In 1803 the French Joseph Mollet developed this lighter system further and marketed it as the Tachypyrion from 1806 .