THE WIZARD LIGHT.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 1 March 1920, Page 3

THE WIZARD LIGHT.

A light that has come to stay, is the “Wizard” light, and the district is fortunate in having Messrs Ford and Shunil as representatives. They aro nut unknown to residents of this locality, .and already many installations have been made locally, and in each case this well-known firm have given full satisfaction with their work and material. The “Wizard” lighting system is a self-contained gas plant for lighting country homes, stores, churches, halls, etc. It consists of a small reservoir, which is placed outside dm building, from which benzine or petrol is carried through a very fine brass tube (hollow wire) to any number of lamps fitted in the different rooms; when the benzine reaches the lamps it is generated into gas, and the gas is burned in an inverted mantle just like ordinary coal gas. The gas generated and burned in “Wizard” lumps is composed of about 97 per cent air and 3 per cent benzine* vapour; It is claimed that, compared with acetylene gas, the cost per candle power is about one-ninth to oneicuth and compared with the average coal gas or electric light the cost is about onc-half to one-third. A Wizard lighting system is therefore a profitable investment, not an expense. One minute every second day is sufficient to keep the plant in order, and a Indy can attend to it witkout soiling her hands. There is no smell, no dirt or any of the objectionable features inseparable from acetylene gas or kerosene lamps, and no hard work and constant attention as with all air gas plants. The only part that will .eventually wear out is the small generator which turns the benzine Into gas; this generator can be replaced in sixty seconds, and will usually last from six io eighteen months, according to the amount of use it receives, and costs only Is (3d.