Lighter Handy, in 1940, belonged to a team member minesweeper YMS-370

Title: Handy
Type: Oil Lighters
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 Dunhill Rollalite similar in design (I can not even imagine what it has done exactly Dunhill: after all, was the model Dunhill Handy , a different design, but with the same name). Lighter is made of silvered copper and then - this is the inscription 'S.800' on the mechanism of flint (by the way, looks and feels like she is completely silver, but copper on yellow shabby corner produces silver plated). In general, the sensations in your hand, it seems like a lighter watch: so all the parts fit perfectly and are so neatly and securely done (which is expected for Swiss products :). When you open the lid swings a spring just as good as new, and this despite the fact that the lighter at least 70 years!

But history tells us the inscription on the cigarette lighter. She belonged to a team member minesweeper YMS-370. The history of this ship is quite brief. Ships series YMS (Auxiliary Mine Sweeper) were so small (displacement was only 270 tons), which did not have a name - just a serial number. Total since 1941 the ship was built 481 series YMS, they were almost identical in their construction. The most recent series of YMS ship was in service with the U.S. 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 that year. After serving only 3 years, it was decommissioned 19 June 1946 and finally sawed for scrap in 1948. But within a short time of service he had visited 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: Roller Topics: 1940 , Handy , Switzerland 17 comment (s)

Lighter Swiza, 1930

Title: Swiza
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: Brass
Year: 1930
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 20-50

Small wonder the Swiss engineering, rare lighter Swiza 1930, maybe older brother, and even Pope popular model Dunhill Rollalite :) Mechanics made with astonishing thoroughness and clarity of particular interest cunning mechanism replacing the flint. To replace the need to simultaneously pull two tiny rychazhochka, after which a horizontal flap flint drives off to the side.

13.07.2010 Tags: Roller Topics: 1930 , Swiza , Switzerland 6 comment (s)

Table Lighter Swank, 1950

Title: Swank
Type: table petrol lighter
Material: Brass
Year: 1950
Country: Japan
Approximate cost: $ 20-80

These lighters were produced in Japan in the 1950s and used as a desktop in cafes and bars - because of enormous size and weight accidentally carry it with him was impossible :) The second picture to zoom standing next regular lighter Zippo.

13.06.2010 4 comment (s)

Dunhill Rollagas in a gold case Cartier, 1960

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London, gold case by Cartier
Title: Dunhill Rollagas
Type: gas lighter
Material: Gold
Year: 1960
Country: Switzerland / France
Approximate cost: $ 500-1000

10.05.2010 4 comment (s)

ST Dupont Jeroboam, 1943

Manufacturer: ST Dupont
Name: ST Dupont Jeroboam
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: copper, brass
Year of release: 1943
Country: France
Approximate cost: $ 1000-1500

07.05.2010 Tags: liftarmy , roller Filed under: 1940 , ST Dupont , France 3 comment (s)

Gold-plated gas ST Dupont, 1959

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

24.04.2010 Dupont , France No comments yet

Dunhill Rollalite 14K gold, 1938

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

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Dunhill Rollalite brass, 1937

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London
Title: Dunhill Rollalite
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: copper, brass
Year of release: 1937
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 80-180

24.04.2010 Tags: roller , fliptopy Topics: 1930 , Dunhill , Switzerland No comments yet

ST Dupont, 1940-1945

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

14.04.2010 Tags: roller , fliptopy Topics: 1940 , ST Dupont , France 4 comment (s)

Dunhill Rollalite, 1940

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London
Title: Dunhill Rollalite
Type: Oil Lighters
Material: copper, brass, silver plated
Year: 1940
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 60-150