Archive category «Hurricane»

Lighter Hurricane, 1930

Title: Hurricane
Type: gasoline windproof lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1930
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 20-80

Hurricane lighters manufactured in Bradford in 1930, at the same time with a Zippo, and their production ended by the beginning of 1940, unable to withstand competition from the Zippo Manufacturing Company. More common in Hurricane brass body, much less - with chrome housing. Presented here is an instance of chrome, and even advertising label that is doubly rare.