Sylvester G. Lipic was the inventor as well the designer of the whole Ritepoint Lighters range. He was also the first president of Ritepoint Co. of St. Louis, Mo. The below patented design was introduced in 1949 as the Ritepoint Roman Classic which was available in four colors. It was the first table lighter with a transparent fuel reservoir (today known as the vu-lighter) which was a lucrative invention as it was widely used in the advertising sector.
This is the closest I've seen to a schematic for the Ritepoint lighter. I'd love to find a diagram of what's under the chrome cap at the top as I'm trying to replace the wick in my Ritepoint and can't seem to find the trick to getting one properly inserted!
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