Archive category "Switzerland"

Lighter Handy, 1940, owned by members of the team minesweeper YMS-370

Name: Handy
Type: gasoline lighter
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 similar Dunhill Rollalite by design (I can even assume that it did exactly Dunhill: in the end, was a model of Dunhill Handy, a different design, but with the same name). Lighter is made of silvered copper and then - it says the inscription 'S.800' flint on the mechanism (by the way, it looks and feels like a completely silver but copper yellowness at shabby corner produces silvering). Generally, the sensations in the hand, it seems like a lighter watch: so perfectly fit all the details and so accurately and reliably all done (which is to be expected for the Swiss products :). Cover when opening a spring leans just as good as new, and this despite the fact that the lighter at least 70 years!

But we are told the story of the inscription on the lighter. It belonged to a member of the team minesweeper YMS-370. The history of this ship is quite short. Ships Series YMS (Auxiliary Mine Sweeper) were so small (displacement was only 270 tons) that had no names - only the serial number. Total in 1941 was built the ship 481 series YMS, they were practically identical in their construction. The latest series of YMS ship was in service with the US 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 the same year. After serving only 3 years, it was decommissioned 19 June 1946 and finally sawed for scrap in 1948. But in a short time, he managed to get service in 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: Categories: 1940, Handy, Switzerland 17 comment (-ev)

Lighter Swiza, 1930

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

Small wonder the Swiss engineering, rare Lighter Swiza 1930s, maybe an older brother, and even the pope popular model Dunhill Rollalite :) Mechanics made with astonishing thoroughness and clarity, particularly interesting cunning mechanism replacing the flint. To replace, simultaneously pull the two tiny rychazhochka then flint horizontal vane moves out of the way.

13.07.2010 Tags: Categories: 1930, Swiza, Switzerland 9 comment (-ev)

Dunhill Unique Sports clock, 1929-1930

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London
Name: Dunhill Unique Sports
Type: gasoline Lighter with Clock
Material: silver
Year: 1929
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 2000-4000

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Dunhill Unique with cloisonne enamel 1930

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill
Name: Dunhill Unique
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: silver, cloisonne
Year: 1930
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 2000-3000

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Dunhill Rollagas in a gold case Cartier, 1960

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London, gold case by Cartier
Name: Dunhill Rollagas
Type: gas lighter
Material: Gold
Year: 1960
Country: Switzerland / France
Approximate cost: $ 500-1000

10.05.2010 Метки: , , , Рубрики: 1960 , Cartier , Dunhill , Франция , Швейцария 9 comment (-ev)

Dunhill with blue enamel and hours, 1920

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill
Name: Dunhill
Type: gasoline Lighter with Clock
Material: silver, enamel
Year: 1920
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 3000-8000

Lighter collection of David Gold.

Dunhill с голубой эмалью и часами, 1920-е

07.05.2010 Tags: Categories: 1920, Dunhill, Switzerland 3 comment (-ev)

Dunhill Unique enamel 1925

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill
Name: Dunhill Unique
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: silver, gilding, enamel
Year: 1925
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 3000-5000

Lighter collection of David Gold.

Dunhill Unique с эмалью, 1925

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Lighter Juvenia clock, 1920

Title: Juvenia
Type: gasoline Lighter with Clock
Material: silver, enamel
Year: 1920
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 2000-5000

Lighter collection of David Gold.

Juvenia, 1920-е

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Silver Dunhill Unique clock, 1920

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill
Name: Dunhill Unique
Type: gasoline Lighter with Clock
Material: silver
Year: 1920
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 3000-7000

Lighter collection of David Gold.

Серебряный Dunhill с часами, 1920-е

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Table Dunhill Unique Clock 1930

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill
Name: Dunhill Unique
Type: gasoline lighter desktop clock
Material: silver
Year: 1930
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 4000-6000

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Dunhill Unique enamel and hours, 1920

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill
Name: Dunhill Unique
Type: gasoline Lighter with Clock
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1920
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 4000-6000

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Golden clock Dunhill 1927

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill
Name: Dunhill
Type: gasoline Lighter with Clock
Material: Gold
Year: 1927
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 5,000-10,000

Lighter collection of David Gold.

Золотой Dunhill с часами, 1927

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Dunhill Unique statuette 1928

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill
Name: Dunhill Unique
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: silver
Year: 1928
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 4000-10000

Lighter collection of David Gold. The production model Dunhill Unique statuette in the body, possibly a prototype piece.

Dunhill lighter with embedded sculpture, 1928

07.05.2010 Tags: Categories: 1920, Dunhill, Switzerland 2 comment (-ev)

Lady's Lighter Dunhill, 1920

Name: Dunhill
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: copper, brass, gold-plated, ivory
Year: end of 1920
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ xxxx

This ladies model lighters, which are assembled in one body: the very lighter, a watch, a box of powder, platelets and pen for records of ivory (so-called 'ivory tablet'). Lighter collection of David Gold. Hard to even estimate the rarity and value of such an instance, but certainly not less than four-digit dollar amounts :)

Дамская зажигалка Dunhill, 1920-е

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Dunhill Handy, 1930

Manufacturer: Dunhill
Name: Dunhill Handy
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1930
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 80-150

27.04.2010 Tags: Categories: 1930, Dunhill, Switzerland One comment