Flint spark torch igniter from Huck's red toolbox on Scandal

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Flint spark torch igniter from Huck's red toolbox used on the set of Scandal. The handle is made from a thin, cylindrical piece of silver-colored metal. The metal piece starts on one side, curves down into a dip almost halfway, curls into a loop at the end of the handle, continues back down the other side, into another dip, and then ends where the other side begins. Each side of the front of the handle touches a textured piece of flint-like material called ferrocerium. One side of the handle has gold-colored metal wrapped around it. The ferrocerium is inside of a silver-colored piece of metal that is shaped like a basket without handles. When the handle is squeezed together, the gold piece of metal moves across the ferrocerium, and the friction creates a spark. There is text on the bottom of the basket which reads [CHINA]. There are several scratches and smudges on the igniter.

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