Archive for January 2010

Demley Surelite, 1912

Title: Demley Surelite
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Copper
Year: 1912-1920
Country: Austria
Approximate cost: $ 20-50

31.01.2010 Tags: , Filed under: 1910 , Demley , Austria No comments yet

Warner 128, 1940

Manufacturer: Warner Speciality Co.
Name: Warner, model 128
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Aluminum
Year: 1940
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 15-30

This cigarette lighter is released during the Second World War, as indicated by the inscription on the box: «OPA Ceiling $ 3.66". OPA - it's Office of Price Administration , the U.S. government agency, established in 1941, whose task was adjusting market prices of essential commodities in war. The inscription on the box indicates the maximum price (ceiling), for which it could be sold in the store.

24.01.2010 4 comment (s)

Segalock, 1930

Title: Segalock
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Copper
Year: 1930
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 20-50

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Parr utility lighter, 1940

Manufacturer: Parr Mfg Co
Name: Parr utility lighter
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Copper
Year: 1940
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 10-25

24.01.2010 Tags: Topics: 1940 , Parr , United States No comments yet

Lord, 1950

Title: Lord
Type: automatic petrol lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1950
Country:?
Approximate cost: $ 15-30

24.01.2010 Tags: Topics: 1950 , Lord No comments yet

Knapp lift arm, 1920

Name: Knapp
Type: Oil Lighters
Year: 1920
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 25-50

The American classic design lighter Knapp lift-arm. Produced from about 1920. On its early origins says header from the instruction «How to change the cerium (flint)» - at the time for the invented in 1909, not all of flint actually caught the word "flint", and then he called the "old way." Lighters Knapp often results in the skin, but in many instances it has not survived to the present day. The inventor Raymond S.Knapp received several patents for their lighters in the late 1920s.

23.01.2010 Tags: Topics: 1920 , Knapp , United States No comments yet

Gorham / United, 1955

Manufacturer: United Findings Inc.
Title: United / Gorham
Type: automatic table petrol lighter
Material: brass, silver
Year of release: 1955
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 30-100

The very mechanism of the lighters manufactured by United Findings Inc., Which produced table lighters similar design in a variety of designs coasters. This lighter has a silver cup as a stand firm Gorham - the famous American producer silverware, silverware and various jewelry, for lighters, in general, has no direct relationship :)

23.01.2010 Findings , United States No comments yet

Bowers Storm Master № 4, 1940

Name: Bowers Storm Master № 4
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Brass
Year: 1940
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 15-40

This is one of the most popular models Bowers 1940, produced a huge circulation for that time (several thousand copies a day). Its construction is simplified to the utmost, in particular, it is not generally wick - performs its role felts wheel around which the entire burner being impregnated with gasoline. Dressed she simply pouring gasoline straight from the top.

23.01.2010 Tags: Topics: 1940 , Bowers , United States 6 comment (s)

Bowers Kalamazoo Slide Sleeve Lighter, 1930

Name: Bowers Kalamazoo Slide Sleeve Lighter
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Brass
Year: 1930
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 15-40

23.01.2010 Tags: , Filed under: 1930 , Bowers , United States One Comment

Beney (?), 1930

Title: Beney (?)
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1930
Country: England
Approximate cost: $ 10-25

23.01.2010 Tags: Topics: 1930 , Beney , England 2 comment (s)

ASR Classic, 1950

Title: ASR Classic
Type: Semi-board petrol lighter
Material: copper, brass, rhodium plating
Year: 1950
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 40-100

23.01.2010 Tags: , Topics: 1950 , ASR , USA No comments yet

Strikalite, 1940

Title: Strikalite
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1940
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 10-20

23.01.2010 Tags: Topics: 1940 , Strikalite , USA No comments yet

Lighters Limited, 1930

Manufacturer: Lighters Limited (?)
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1930
Country: Australia (?)
Approximate cost: $ 10-30

21.01.2010 Tags: , , Topics: 1930 , Australia , Untitled 13 comment (s)

Wifeu, 1940

Manufacturer: Wiener Feuerzeug-und Metallwarenfabrik
Title: Wifeu
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: brass, aluminum
Year: 1940
Country: Austria
Approximate cost: $ 15-50

Austrian company Wiener Feuerzeug und Metallwarenfabrik Karl Hofbauer during the Second World War, specializing in the supply of lighters and various metal utensils specifically for the German army. This lighter was part of an emergency kit Luftwaffe pilot.

Wifeu

21.01.2010 Tags: , Topics: 1940 , Wifeu , Austria 2 comment (s)

Windproof lighter, 1940

Type: Oil Lighters
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1940
Country: England (?) Or Austria (?)
Approximate cost: $ 10-30

21.01.2010 Tags: , Topics: 1940 , Austria , England , Untitled No comments yet