Lighter Hurricane, 1930

Title: Hurricane
Type: gasoline windproof lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1930
Country: United States
Average price: $ 20-80

Hurricane lighters manufactured in Bradford in 1930, the time of the Zippo, and production ended in the beginning of 1940, unable to withstand competition from the Zippo Manufacturing Company. More common in the Hurricane brass body, much less - with chrome housing. Presented here is another instance of chrome and promotional label that rarely twice.

13/06/2010 Tags: windproof , fliptopy Topics: 1930 , Hurricane , USA 9 comment (s)

Lighter Century, 1942-1945

Name: Century
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: Steel
Year: 1942-1945
Country: United States
Average price: $ 15-50

Lighter Century - fliptop typical of the Second World War, was produced for the U.S. Army. It is made of steel and coated with a characteristic surface crackle green or brownish-gray color. Some specimens have inscriptions and CENTURY USA on windshield, and some do not have any labels.

The last instance is particularly interesting and keeps the spirit of its former owner, an American soldier or officer who scratched on the body of his beloved name: «MY ETHEL DEAR».

19/05/2010 Tags: windproof , fliptopy Topics: 1940 , Century , USA No comments

IMCO Ifa, 1927

Name: IMCO Ifa
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: copper
Release year: 1927
Country: Austria
Average price: $ 20-50

This is the third model in the IMCO, which appeared in 1927. It is the first cap was fitted with a wick bow with which cap leaned automatically apart of the lighter.

19/05/2010 Tags: wind-proof , sliding Topics: 1920 , IMCO , Austria 17 comment (s)

Mexican lighter Wincher, 1940-50

Title: Wincher
Type: gasoline windproof lighter
Material: copper
Year: 1940-50
Country: Mexico
Average price: $ 15-30

19/05/2010 Tags: windproof , fliptopy Topics: 1940 , Wincher , Mexico No comments

Opal Standard by Champ, 1960

Manufacturer: Champ
Title: Opal Standard
Type: semi-automatic petrol windproof lighter
Material: Brass
Year: 1960
Country: Austria
Average price: $ 15-30

19/05/2010 Standard , Austria 4 comment (s)

Dunhill Service Lighter, 1943-1945

Name: Dunhill Service Lighter
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1943-1945
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 25-100

This lighter was manufactured in the U.S. under the brand Dunhill during the Second World War and was designed specifically for the U.S. Army.

19/05/2010 Tags: windproof Topics: 1940 , Dunhill , USA 2 comment (s)

Dunhill Unique Sports Clock, 1929-1930

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London
Name: Dunhill Unique Sports
Type: Gas Lighter with Clock
Material: silver
Release year: 1929
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 2000-4000

05/10/2010 Tags: windproof , liftarmy , clock , silver Categories: 1930 , Dunhill , Switzerland No comments

Dunhill Unique Sports, 9k gold, 1929

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London
Name: Dunhill Unique Sports
Type: Gas Lighter with Clock
Material: gold 375 samples
Release year: 1929
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 4000-10000

04/27/2010 Tags: windproof , gold , liftarmy , with hours Topics: 1920 , Dunhill , Switzerland 3 comment (s)

Dunhill Unique Sports, sterling, 1929

Manufacturer: Alfred Dunhill London
Name: Dunhill Unique Sports
Type: Gas Lighter with Clock
Material: silver
Release year: 1929
Country: Switzerland
Approximate cost: $ 2000-4000

04/27/2010 Tags: windproof , liftarmy , clock , silver Categories: 1920 , Dunhill , Switzerland 2 comment (s)

Rogers Rocket Flame, 1958

Manufacturer: Rogers
Name: Rogers Rocket Flame
Type: Pipe reactive petrol lighter
Material: copper, brass
Release year: 1958
Country: Japan
Average price: $ 15-40

Pipe petrol lighter with the construction of 'jet flame'. This design was first patented in 1929 and modified in 1944 by the American company Beattie Jet Products. Lighter than conventional cotton wick fitted thin hollow copper tube that runs through the insert and cotton filler. With a light detachable tube lighters lit the flame heats the usual wick gasoline fumes inside inserts are also heated, expanded and rush out, struggling under the pressure of a thin tube openings. At the exit, they light up, forming a rather long 'jet' side fire, by which is convenient lighting his pipe. Beattie Jet - the most common model of 'reactive' petrol lighter mid-20th century, the other brands, as this Japanese Lighter Rogers, are much less common.

18/04/2010 2 comment (s)

TCW Welsbach Ready, 1930

Manufacturer: TCW Welsbach
Title: Ready
Type: automatic petrol lighter
Material: copper, brass
Year: 1930
Country: Austria
Average price: $ 15-30

04/13/2010 Tags: wind-proof , push-type Columns: 1930 , Ready , Austria 2 comment (s)

KB Majak, 1930

Manufacturer: KB
Name: KB Majak
Type: automatic petrol lighter
Material: copper
Year: 1930
Country: Czechoslovakia
Average price: $ 15-30

04/13/2010 Tags: automatic , windproof , push type Topics: 1930 , KB , Czechoslovakia No comments

Marathon liftarm, 1945

Name: Marathon
Type: Gas Lighter
Material: copper, brass, leather
Year: 1940
Country: United States
Approximate cost: $ 200-300