Nobel Blow Torch

[Branson]

Maybe these are common as ticks on a hound, but I've never seen one before.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Really-Neat-OLD-Original-NOBEL-Made-Sweden-OPTIMUS-Blow-Torch-/160971189202

[gibsontool]

New to me to, maybe Batz will know something about them.

[Papaw]

Don't mix with Nobel's most famous invention!

Alfred Nobel   was born on 21 October 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden, into a family of engineers. He was a chemist, engineer, and inventor. In 1894, Nobel purchased the Bofors iron and steel mill, which he made into a major armaments manufacturer. Nobel also invented ballistite, a precursor to many smokeless military explosives, especially the British smokeless powder cordite. Nobel was even involved in a patent infringement lawsuit over cordite. Nobel amassed a fortune during his lifetime, with most of his wealth from his 355 inventions, of which dynamite is the most famous.

[Batz]

Quite a common torch here in Australia and Europe, perhaps not so in the US.
It runs on kerosene rather than gas like most of your torches over there.

Batz

[rusty]

As long as it doesn't run on nitroglycerin ;P

I have never seen one around here....