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Semi-automatic lighter Nassau, 1910
Manufacturer: Nassau Lighter Company
Name: Nassau
Type: semi-automatic petrol lighter
Material: Copper
Year: 1910
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 75-200
The lighters were made in Nassau, New York, in Nassau street, since 1910 (although the patent given in 1905). It was one of the first automatic pocket lighters that time, the mechanism of action of such a principle was invented in Austria in 1909. There were many options for finishing the body, from the simple to the chrome plating of silver and gold shells. On this lighter is attached company logo Royal Arcanum - one of the oldest insurance mutual benefit societies, founded in 1877 in Boston, it is there today.
07/13/2010 
Tags: semi-automatic , fliptopy Filed under: 1910 , Nassau , United States 
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