Archive for January 2010

Demley Surelite, 1912

Title: Demley Surelite
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: copper
Year: 1912-1920
Country: Austria
Average price: $ 20-50

31/01/2010 Tags: , Topics: 1910 , Demley , Austria No comments

Warner 128, 1940

Manufacturer: Warner Speciality Co.
Name: Warner, model 128
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: Aluminum
Year: 1940
Country: United States
Average price: $ 15-30

This 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, the objective of which was adjusted market prices of essential commodities in war. The inscription on the box means the maximum price (ceiling), for which it could be sold in the shop.

01/24/2010 4 comment (s)

Segalock, 1930

Title: Segalock
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: copper
Year: 1930
Country: United States
Average price: $ 20-50

01/24/2010 Tags: Topics: 1930 , Segalock , USA No comments

Parr utility lighter, 1940

Manufacturer: Parr Mfg Co
Name: Parr utility lighter
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: copper
Year: 1940
Country: United States
Average price: $ 10-25

01/24/2010 Tags: Topics: 1940 , Parr , USA No comments

Lord, 1950

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

01/24/2010 Tags: Topics: 1950 , Lord No comments

Knapp lift arm, 1920

Name: Knapp
Type: Gas Lighter
Year: 1920
Country: United States
Average price: $ 25-50

Lighter Knapp American classic design lift-arm. Produced from about 1920. On its early origins of the title of said instruction «How to change the cerium (flint)» - while for the invention in 1909 of flint not always stuck strictly with 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. Inventor Raymond S.Knapp received several patents for their lighters in the late 1920s.

23/01/2010 Tags: Topics: 1920 , Knapp , USA No comments

Gorham / United, 1955

Manufacturer: United Findings Inc.
Title: United / Gorham
Type: Desktop automatic petrol lighter
Material: brass, silver
Release year: 1955
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 30-100

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

23/01/2010 Findings , USA No comments

Bowers Storm Master № 4, 1940

Title: Bowers Storm Master № 4
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: Brass
Year: 1940
Country: United States
Average price: $ 15-40

This is one of the most popular models Bowers 1940, produced a huge circulation of the time (a few thousand copies a day). Its design is simplified to the limit, in particular, it is generally not a match - its role is performed by the felt around the wheel, which burned the whole being soaked with gasoline. She dressed 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

Title: Bowers Kalamazoo Slide Sleeve Lighter
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: Brass
Year: 1930
Country: United States
Average price: $ 15-40

23/01/2010 Tags: , Topics: 1930 , Bowers , United States One comment

Beney (?), 1930

Title: Beney (?)
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1930
Country: England
Average price: $ 10-25

23/01/2010 Tags: Topics: 1930 , Beney , England 2 comment (s)

ASR Classic, 1950

Title: ASR Classic
Type: semi-automatic petrol table lighter
Material: copper, brass, rhodium-plated
Year: 1950
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 40-100

23/01/2010 Tags: , Topics: 1950 , ASR , USA No comments

Strikalite, 1940

Title: Strikalite
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1940
Country: United States
Average price: $ 10-20

23/01/2010 Tags: Topics: 1940 , Strikalite , USA No comments

Lighters Limited, 1930

Manufacturer: Lighters Limited (?)
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1930
Country: Australia (?)
Average price: $ 10-30

01/21/2010 Tags: , , Topics: 1930 , Australia , Untitled 13 comment (s)

Wifeu, 1940

Manufacturer: Wiener Feuerzeug-und Metallwarenfabrik
Title: Wifeu
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: brass, aluminum
Year: 1940
Country: Austria
Average price: $ 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 was part of the emergency lighter set of Luftwaffe pilot.

Wifeu

01/21/2010 Tags: , Topics: 1940 , Wifeu , Austria 2 comment (s)

Windproof lighter, 1940

Type: Gas Lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1940
Country: England (?) Or Austria (?)
Average price: $ 10-30

01/21/2010 Tags: , Topics: 1940 , Austria , England , Untitled No comments