Archive for July 2010

Lighter Handy, in 1940, belonged to a team member minesweeper YMS-370

Title: Handy
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Copper, silver plated
Year: 1940
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 30-100

Lighters with wartime history are fairly common, but this - one of the most interesting finds. This Swiss Lighter Handy, almost completely Dunhill Rollalite similar in design (I can not even imagine what it has done exactly Dunhill: after all, was the model Dunhill Handy , a different design, but with the same name). Lighter is made of silvered copper and then - this is the inscription 'S.800' on the mechanism of flint (by the way, looks and feels like she is completely silver, but copper on yellow shabby corner produces silver plated). In general, the sensations in your hand, it seems like a lighter watch: so all the parts fit perfectly and are so neatly and securely done (which is expected for Swiss products :). When you open the lid swings a spring just as good as new, and this despite the fact that the lighter at least 70 years!

But history tells us the inscription on the cigarette lighter. She belonged to a team member minesweeper YMS-370. The history of this ship is quite brief. Ships series YMS (Auxiliary Mine Sweeper) were so small (displacement was only 270 tons), which did not have a name - just a serial number. Total since 1941 the ship was built 481 series YMS, they were almost identical in their construction. The most recent series of YMS ship was in service with the U.S. Navy until November 1969.

YMS-370 was laid on 23 January 1943 at the dock of Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp and launched on August 7 of that year. After serving only 3 years, it was decommissioned 19 June 1946 and finally sawed for scrap in 1948. But within a short time of service he had visited many Asian countries, which are referred to in this lighter, Philippines, China, Japan, Korea ... In the last two photos - the ship itself and its team in the last year of service. To some of these sailors and officers in the photo belonged to this unique and lighter. Who were you, an unknown CDH?

17.07.2010 Tags: Topics: 1940 , Handy , Switzerland 17 comment (s)

Semi-automatic lighter Nassau, 1910

Manufacturer: Nassau Lighter Company
Name: Nassau
Type: Semi-automatic petrol lighter
Material: Copper
Year of release: 1910
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 75-200

Nassau lighters produced in New York at the Nassau street, in 1910 (although on a patent N 1905). It was one of the first automatic pocket lighters that time, the mechanism of action of this principle was invented in Austria in 1909. There were many options for finishing the body, from the simple to the silver chrome and gold buildings. This lighter is attached emblem of Royal Arcanum - one of the oldest insurance mutual benefit societies, founded in 1877 in Boston, it exists today.

13.07.2010 Tags: , Topics: 1910 , Nassau , USA 13 comment (s)

Lighter Swiza, 1930

Title: Swiza
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Brass
Year: 1930
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 20-50

Small wonder the Swiss engineering, rare lighter Swiza 1930, maybe older brother, and even Pope popular model Dunhill Rollalite :) Mechanics made with astonishing thoroughness and clarity of particular interest cunning mechanism replacing the flint. To replace the need to simultaneously pull two tiny rychazhochka, after which a horizontal flap flint drives off to the side.

13.07.2010 Tags: Topics: 1930 , Swiza , Switzerland 6 comment (s)

Lighter Cooperative of Myanmar, 1940-1950

Title: Cooperative
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Copper
Year: 1940-1950 (?)
Country: Myanmar (Burma)
Approximate cost: $ 10-20

Very amusing lighter. At first glance, it would have gone to 100% for the English, if not stamped on the bottom of the case: made in Myanmar (formerly Burma). Certainly not all even aware of the existence of such a state! But that's lighter then - there :)

03.07.2010 Tags: Topics: 1940 , Untitled , Myanmar (Burma) 4 comment (s)

IMCO 4300, 1936

Manufacturer: IMCO
Name: IMCO 4300
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Copper
Year of release: 1936
Country: Austria
Approximate cost: $ 15-30

The first model Imco with removable lid - a design as simple as possible, compared to other models of the time it looks quite primitive, but at the same time is quite a working and reliable.

02.07.2010 Tags: Topics: 1930 , IMCO , Austria No comments yet