An apparatus for lubricating a mold in an individual section glassware forming machine by combustion of at least one combustible gas. The apparatus includes a shaft positioned adjacent to the mold, a burner head on the shaft and including a spark electrode for igniting a combustible gas exiting the burner head, a manifold on the shaft spaced from the burner head for connection to a combustible gas supply, and a gas passage within the shaft extending from the manifold to the burner head.