Yuri, I have great pleasure to write on this topic, but I need a specialist who would be consulted, and of course would share photographs. Unfortunately, in terms of Soviet lighters I have very large gaps in knowledge and collection. Can you help? :)

Yuri, while I wait from you the story - let's start to collect information that you know. Who, when and what kind of lighters produced. If there is something you have in the collection - show off :)

Message Edit 16:11 - 14.12.2009 user Yurii

Lighters factory "Spark"

This lighter in design and appearance resembles (one might even say copies) lighters firms Ibelo (Kreisler) .In its design uses the ignition mechanism, known as the slide-o-matic (like so))). When you click on it kak would slide down, pulling the protective cap for the wick, causing the wheel to rotate, which in turn ignites fitil.Da it all - at the touch of a button! Can be separately noted that a similar mechanism is used in lighters company «Zunder» (model Duplex and Standart), »Mylflam» and others. Despite the relative 'complexity' 'devices these lighters are very tenacious and often occur. (By the way, "Spark" always' 'spreadable' sole with a cross and not rounded like a Ibelo, and how-to cut faces).

Were carried out in 50 - 70 years and are perhaps one of the most popular domestic petrol lighters. Issued; to memorable events (flight, Gagarin Vostok), the anniversary of the Great October Revolution, opening the Exhibition Center, with views of Moscow and other subjects.

All figures are made in the technique gravirovki.Odni quite complex, others resemble its simplicity and accessibility of the style of the "Soviet" poster (currently met by about 15 variations) .In addition produced lighters and other plant "Spark", but about them next time) )).

Oh! Yay! :) :) A start Yuri, thank you! I will do an article on the website and wait for the new :)

Yurii wrote: I would have thrown more photos, I'm not sorry))) only once this long here. would you have done here that -nibud type-mail and I would be thrown back all together))) "Burn After Reading"

uh :) vm@vintagelighters.ru :)

Message Edit 14:48 - 15.12.2009 user Hartman

Yurii writes:

Lighters factory "Spark"

This lighter in design and appearance resembles (one might even say copies) lighters firms Ibelo (Kreisler) ....

Yuri, refinement - yet still not Ibelo (aka Jbelo) and Kreisler himself, but - Colibri model Monopol.

The fact that Jbelo was founded by brothers Julius and Benno Lowenthal, in Germany, shortly after the war. Later? in 1928, because of which below, the company has been "rediscovered" as Colibri, just a little later, in 1933 Colibri moved to London and became a branch Jbelo Colibri in Germany. And the reason for the separation was a brand that was to Colibri was decided to tie a patent on the mechanism of ignition, that's the same, yes.

After the war Jbelo produced all the same Colibri Monopol under its own brand. It was interesting that the earliest instances labeled as Jbelo Monopol made in W. Germany US. Zone, they are quite rare and usually jammed outrageously.

Samozhe production Colibri was soredotocheno in Ireland somewhere before the end of the '60s and in Germany. Moreover, the German factory label their products and how Colibri and how Jbelo.

Kreisler same - it ts OEM product for the US market, jewelry and Accessory Firm, which under the brand in the US market since 1952, moved Lighter Colibri. It is interesting that some of these Colibri by Kreisler, even going to the United States, although most of all is to be done at the factory in Germany.

But in the Soviet design, traditionally skopisvizdili. Business then - before the war factory in Tbilisi vosyu stamped copy of IMCO, it habitual.

It is interesting that until the mid-60s, Soviet lighters were either copies IMCO different models or copies of Colibri, or, even more fun - copies of the German Karl Weden aka KW (plus, so far without it - copies Ronson Adonis). Only Riga factory arson nipadetstski very creative approach to the idea of ​​copying - REPAIRED part of Riga lighters are more or less original.

Such cases. :)

Yurii writes:

Yes, sorry, of course Jbelo (Franktfurt, to be exact, and all the same Beno, and not Benno and Wieden and not Weden) .delo that produced Jbelo Monopol and Colibri Monopol and released their one company, so it does not matter. This model was made about 30 years and was made about 20 million. Lighters.

And about how you say "skopisvizdili" can create a separate topic: Bowers at Imco; CMC, Prince, Omega at Ronson; Thorens in Nassau itp etc.

Yurii writes: Japanese can not stand, but in general this is all very interesting)))

"Oh, these Russian, think of something can not do anything ..." - tired !!!

ps pictures are not mine, but I could not resist.

Yeah ... I saw it on the hammer. It is unclear however, and it is really worth as much as there s anego ask? Or is it "hammer syndrome"?