Flamephone on The Antiques Roadshow

[jamiegramo]

I was just watching the Antiques Roadshow this evening and the super rare portable Flamephone appeared! I’ve never seen one before and wondered if it actually existed. So not just a myth. Valued at £800-1200.

[Steve]

I was just watching the Antiques Roadshow this evening and the super rare portable Flamephone appeared! I’ve never seen one before and wondered if it actually existed. So not just a myth. Valued at £800-1200.

Lol. Another "priceless" valuation! If you could find one for sale the European buyers would almost certainly pay triple that for it. Ken Priestley sold one 30 years ago for £3000 in working order.

I'll have to force myself to watch the program now just to see a real example in the flesh.

[jamiegramo]

I was just watching the Antiques Roadshow this evening and the super rare portable Flamephone appeared! I’ve never seen one before and wondered if it actually existed. So not just a myth. Valued at £800-1200.

Lol. Another "priceless" valuation! If you could find one for sale the European buyers would almost certainly pay triple that for it. Ken Priestley sold one 30 years ago for £3000 in working order.

I'll have to force myself to watch the program now just to see a real example in the flesh.

Steve, I was doubter! But you are right it does exist. The valuation is ridiculous. I’m going to wait for it to appear on bbc iplayer and see if I can take a tv picture.

[Steve]

I was just watching the Antiques Roadshow this evening and the super rare portable Flamephone appeared! I’ve never seen one before and wondered if it actually existed. So not just a myth. Valued at £800-1200.

Lol. Another "priceless" valuation! If you could find one for sale the European buyers would almost certainly pay triple that for it. Ken Priestley sold one 30 years ago for £3000 in working order.

I'll have to force myself to watch the program now just to see a real example in the flesh.

Steve, I was doubter! But you are right it does exist. The valuation is ridiculous. I’m going to wait for it to appear on bbc iplayer and see if I can take a tv picture.

That would be excellent, Jamie. I'm hoping someone will upload the clip to YouTube as well. It's been years since I used I-Player and it's asking for me to set up a new account. Frankly, it's not worth the hassle for me although I would definitely appreciate seeing the Flamephone......preferably in action!

[jamiegramo]

The Flamephone only gets a brief mention. A fraction of the time given to other items. It’s not shown working with or without gas.

[jamiegramo]

More photos from the tv.

[jamiegramo]

The lady who brought the machine in said her grandfather knew the inventor, Jack Kitchen. The black and white photograph to the right of the machine showed the inventor.

[Roaring20s]

I'm glad to finally see one as well!
Thanks for posting it!

James.

[Curt A]

There aren't many in existence, since they were destroyed in the house fires they started...

[Steve]

If the lady wants to sell it, I've certainly got £800-1200 waiting here for it!

Thank you, Jamie, for the excellent stills. No wonder it got short shrift on AR; like the vast majority of the antique trade in general, they have little to no interest in obsolete 20th Century technology.