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When the Cubans fled Castro they brought a few of their most valued, 
compact and valued possessions with them---among them a a means of 
preparing food by stacking three pots vertically on top of a small 
pressurized kerosene lamp/stove. The "Rapid Start " model had a built-in 
flint spark-igniter.  If you opened the fuel-flow valve and allowed 
kerosene to dribble into a a small heater pan, pushed on the igniter, 
the pan would ignite and warm the fuel---pressurizing the kerosene to 
the point where the kerosene mantle would glow.

Mine was an "Aida".  There were numerous trade names---Petromax the most 
common.  They were manufactured by the millions, still are in China 
today  Mine cost me fifty dollars, including a shockproof case with wire 
handle.  A rare bargain.