Butane Lighter Flaminaire, 1959
Title: Flaminaire Galet
Type: gas lighter with a removable gas block Butabloc
Material: brass, copper, leather
Release year: 1959
Country: France
Approximate cost: $ 15-50
One of the first models of handheld gas lighters used replacement gas blocks Butabloc. The French firm Flaminaire first ever released to the mass market gas lighter (desktop model Flaminaire Gentry) in 1947.
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06.06.2010 
Tags: gas , leather Categories: 1950 , Flaminaire , France
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Correction! :)
Well, first of all not in 1949, and ten years later, in the 59th year. The owner of the company was walking on the beach in Cannes, picked up a pebble and turned it in his hand and put it in his pocket. Later found in the pocket of the same stone and decided that the best form for the lighter is simply not come up. Which was brought to the design department. Konstrutorskoe decision was akin to the treatment of hemorrhoids through the eyes - but still it was the best. Hastily developed Butabloc E and very tricky and the ignition system of a gas pipeline, a real masterpiece of a famous French engineering. Dodgy system proved so reliable that now, in 2010, I have the lighter with almost complete Butabloc-OMB absolutely workable. This is not a Japanese plastic shit-with, yes.
Lighter received, who would have thought, the name Galet, meaning "stone-pebble" (it is technically a famous French - movie) The starting, however, it was suggested name Automatique, «cars», but then still stuck name Galet.
At the same butabloke was another model, Club - all the same, only semi-automatic, with a button for the gas to ignite and the roller.
Hartman, you as always zhzhosh :)) Thanks for the insight into the history, the amendment adopted :))
PS my way works too and burns, although the gas is very short, so that barely lit ... but still! :))
In theory - it can be like to fill the problem, traditionally, as with everything in life - to find the right perehodnik.
Surprisingly, the French apparently knew the secret of the correct rubber - that Feuodor, that Silvr Match, that Flaminaire / Myon - still holding the gas.
Inoplanetyansky Lightyear :)
Very, by the way, comfortable.
According to the construction of the pipeline - it is true that that sayberpankovskoe - back side butabloka have centered valve. On the Lighter - mate in fairly thick rubber cuff. And from mate - a Urengoy-Uzhgorod Pomar to the burner. Plus - a cunning mechanism strike sharply.
By zamorochennye comparable Lighter - Only Silver Match France - but it still falls far short.
How they managed to make such a reliable - surprisingly.
Hello ALL,
And by Hartman - question. Pulled zazhygalku- like and Flaminaire Galet, but something in it confuses me ... and the skin, and a button to open (in this model is in the back, and from my side)
Photos can put ...
Thanks (ačiū)
Naschet refueling - I somehow managed to tuck in, butanbloc was empty
Welcome Wassia, I honestly do not quite understand what you write :) Probably that your model is different from this? And of course let's photos, only forum.Zhdem!
yes these biscuits their modifications finally nemeryannom!
I'm new to collecting, but for a year I have called them already four different pieces, and saw another six pieces (I only varieties). Butabloki without much hemorrhoids refuel "mouth to mouth", ie, through the burner, and in France, according antikvarschiki they (butabloki to biscuits and similar Silvermatcham) are still sold in stores, package of 10 pieces ... This is so often getting refilled lighters of this type in the auction ...
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