Dounreay Sphere Cigarette Lighter, 1956

Given to members of staff at the Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Company who worked on the project to build the steel reactor sphere at Dounreay.

Museum reference:
NLC-2018-122
Date:
1956
Associated with:
Motherwell Bridge and Engineering Co · Motherwell, Scotland
Dimensions:
height: 75mm
diameter: 73mm
Audio:

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By Burns Hutchison on December 9, 2024

My uncle, Andrew Whitson worked at the Bridge Works and got one ,I received it when he passed away ,it is a treasured memory of him ; the lighter a replica of the reactor

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