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)

Table Lighter Swank, 1950

Name: Swank
Type: desktop gasoline lighter
Material: Brass
Year: 1950
Country: Japan
Approximate cost: $ 20-80

Such lighters were made in Japan in the 1950s and used as a table in a cafe and bars - because of the huge sizes and weight casually carry it with him was impossible :) The second picture is for scale next to the usual lighter Zippo.

13.06.2010 Метки: , , Рубрики: 1950 , Swank , Япония 4 comment (-ev)

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)

ST Dupont Jeroboam, 1943

Manufacturer: ST Dupont
Name: ST Dupont Jeroboam
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1943
Country: France
Approximate cost: $ 1000-1500

07.05.2010 Tags: Categories: 1940, ST Dupont, France 3 comment (-ev)

Gilded gas ST Dupont, 1959

Name: ST Dupont
Type: gas lighter
Material: brass, gold plated
Year: 1959
Country: France
Approximate cost: $ 100-200

24.04.2010 Метки: , , , Рубрики: 1950 , ST Dupont, France no comments

Dunhill Rollalite 14K gold, 1938

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London
Name: Dunhill Rollalite 14K gold
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: 585 gold, copper
Year: 1938
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 400-800

24.04.2010 Метки: , , Рубрики: 1930 , Dunhill , Швейцария 3 comment (-ev)

Dunhill Rollalite brass, 1937

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London
Name: Dunhill Rollalite
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1937
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 80-180

24.04.2010 Tags: Categories: 1930, Dunhill, Switzerland no comments

ST Dupont, 1940-1945

Name: ST Dupont
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: brass, copper
Year: 1940-45
Country: France
Approximate cost: $ 150-300

14.04.2010 Tags: Categories: 1940, ST Dupont, France 4 comment (-ev)

Dunhill Rollalite, 1940

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London
Name: Dunhill Rollalite
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: copper, brass, silver plated
Year: 1940
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 60-150

12.04.2010 Tags: Categories: 1940, Dunhill, Switzerland 3 comment (-ev)

Cherry TK, 1940

Title: Cherry TK
Type: gasoline lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1940
Country:?
Approximate cost: $ 15-40

12.04.2010 Tags: Categories: 1940, Cherry no comments