Thursday, March 21, 2024

Lighter Catalog of TCW 1929/1930

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 TCW (Treibacher Chemische Werke) was founded in 1898 in Treibach (Austria) by Dr. Carl Auer von Welsbach. After the invention and patenting...
Sunday, March 12, 2023

Table lighter poem by AI linguistic model

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Table lighters, once a delight Adding spark to any candlelight A stylish piece, elegant and bright Sitting proudly, day and night From metal...
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Ronson "Ronde-Light", Art Metal Works, USA 1929

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The Ronson "Ronde-Light" was one of the earliest automatic table lighters made by Art Metal Works Inc. in Newark (New Jersey) US...
Saturday, September 12, 2020

Antique table cigar lighters / cigar lamps - history and characteristics

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According to Oxford Dictionary a lighter ‘is a device that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes, etc.’ This definition would not fit to ...
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Thursday, April 23, 2020

ELFA Lighter Catalog: Diwco, Derby, Sport, Luxus, Kosmos and Columbus, 1970s, Germany

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Different ELFA (ELGERSBURGER FEUERZEUGFABRIK established in 1936) lighter leaflets / catalogs from the 1970s featuring such lighter models ...
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Monday, September 2, 2019

Carrier, Luminus electrical lighter, Paris 1900

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The "Luminus" electrical lighter (fr. Allumoir électrique ) was invented, patented and manufactured by BERNARD-ALEXANDRE CARRIER...
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Friday, July 12, 2019

Advert: Ronson Wedgwood Table Lighter, 1950

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This Ronson magazine advertisement was published in a British magazine "Country Life" in December 1950. It presents Ronson wick ...
Friday, July 5, 2019

Ronson Rondelight Cricket Ball Lighter, UK 1950

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The new 'Rondelight' was made in the 1950s in the United Kingdom. This table lighter is in the shape of a cricket ball covered in ...

Gebrüder Köllisch, Druco Lighter, 1948

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The Druco table lighter was first manufactured in 1948 in Nürnberg, Germany by Gebrüder Köllisch. The body of this petrol lighter is made...
Thursday, July 4, 2019

Ronson Savoy Gold Table Lighter, 1953-1954

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The Ronson Savoy wick table lighter was made between 1953-1954 in Newark, New Jersey, USA by Ronson. It is a lighter with a very appealing...
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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Pocket match holders / vesta cases converted into lighters, XIX/XX century

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Pocket match holders, also called 'vesta cases' or 'matchsafes', were holding a number of friction matches and were introd...
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Thursday, January 31, 2019

Ronson Wedgwood Celadon Table Lighter, 1954

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This wick table lighter was made in ca. 1955 in England by Ronson and Ofeturia & Barlaston Wedgwood.   The ceramic base is in a oyster...
Monday, January 28, 2019

Barnett Pearlman Polo Automatic Lighter, 1948

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The Polo Automatic Lighter was made by Barnett Pearlman & Co. Ltd in London, England between ca. 1948-1952. The base is made of brass ...
Thursday, October 4, 2018

Hermès / Ravinet D'Enfert Lighter Holder for Feudor Disposable Lighter, France ca. 1975

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Hermès is a French high fashion luxury goods manufacturer established in 1837. It specializes mainly in leather and lifestyle accessories...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Phoenix Bird Match Holder, France 1870s

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Match holders are another interesting discipline of collecting smoking related items. They were made in various forms and in almost every ...
Saturday, January 27, 2018

Catalog: S. Sakakura Cigarette Lighters and Cases, Japan 1930s

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S. Sakakura was a Japanese company specializing in production of good quality cigarette lighters. Below the whole table lighters section fr...