Saturday, September 12, 2015

Thorens Portor "Lady" Desk Lighter, 1928

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The Thorens Portor "Lady" Table/Desk Lighter was manufactured in Switzerland in 1928/1929. The wick lighter insert is a Thorens...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Ronson Art Déco Table Lighter, 1934

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The Ronson "Art Déco" also referred as the "Tall Boy" (Urban Cummings) is one of the rarest and most representative l...

Rowenta & Copeland Spode Table Lighter, 1963

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Between 1963 and 1969 Rowenta co-working with the famous English pottery brand – Copeland Spode (England) manufactured a charming table l...
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Ronson De-Light Superba Table Lighter, 1929

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The Ronson De-Light "Superba" (model no. 12773) was one of the earliest automatic table lighters made by Art Metal Works Inc. i...
Saturday, May 16, 2015

Poster with IMCO lighters, 1982

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A very interesting and useful poster made by IMCO in 1982 presenting the whole range of IMCO lighters with the dates of introduction to t...
Friday, May 8, 2015

16th International Lighter Convention in Krefeld, 2015

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The 16th International Lighter Convention which took place in Krefeld (Germany) on the 2nd May 2015 is unfortunately over. Below two HD vid...
Saturday, April 4, 2015

An interview with a collector: Eldon Baldwin

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I am happy to start a new series of posts in form of interviews with lighter collectors around the world . I am starting with Eldon Bald...
Friday, April 3, 2015

eBay: Thorens Dog Desk Lighter, 1929

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A beautiful Thorens Table/Desk Lighter was recently sold on eBay for a modest $350. The auction received 27 bids from 18 bidders. The w...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Advert: Lancel Briquets, 1928

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This full-page black&white Lancel advertisement was published in October 1928 in a French magazine called L'Illustration. A nice e...
Monday, March 9, 2015

Wills's Cigarette Cards: Automatic Cigarette Lighter and Safety Matches, 1926

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These two British cigarette trade cards were issued by W.D. & H.O. Wills (tobacco manufacturer) in 1926 . They are part of the 50 Wil...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

LektroLite Flameless Lighters Postcard, 1930/1940s

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This humorous "LektroLite Flameless Lighters" postcard was in circulation in the late 1930s/ early 1940s mainly in the United St...
Monday, March 2, 2015

Advert: Evans Promotional Leaflet, 1949

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This six-page promotional leaflet was found in a box from a table lighter made by Evans Case Company in the late 1940s. It features "...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

FAQ: Evans How to Fill and Replace Flint, ca 1945

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This small instruction leaflet was added to all new Evans lighters in the mid 1940s.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Ronson Lighters Catalog, England 1938/1939

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After five hours of work I have just finished to digitize the Ronson Catalog from the 1938. I must admit that it looks great. It covers t...
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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Mail Order Catalog, House of Gellman Brothers, 1938

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Fine examples of cigarette table/desk lighters from the Gellman Bros. catalog from 1938 . Featured are several "new modernistic design...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

16th International Lighter Convention in Krefeld, Germany

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On the 2nd of May (Saturday), 2015 the 16th International Lighter Convention in Krefeld, Germany will take place. Table holders can setup f...
Monday, January 12, 2015

Advert: Ronson "Le Dix" Table Lighter, 1977

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This Ronson advertisement was published in a French magazine on 1977. It depicts the Ronson Varaflame "Le Dix" butane table light...
Monday, December 15, 2014

Ritepoint Roman Classic Liter, Vu-Lighter, 1949

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The "Roman Classic Liter" Table/Desk Lighter was manufactured by Ritepoint Co. in St. Louis, USA between 1949 and 1954 . Sylvest...
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Friday, December 12, 2014

Advert: Ronson Kitchenette, Town & Country Set, 1959

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This Ronson magazine advertisement was published in LIFE Magazine in 1959 . Presented are several models of Ronson pocket: Windlite – ex...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Ronson Nordic Table Lighter, 1955

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The Ronson Nordic was first manufactured in 1955 in Newark, N.J. in the United States. The production went on till 1958. The body of the ...
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