Lighters manufacturers by country

This list should help to organize the major lighters manufacturers (makers) all over the world and assign the years when the companies were active.

Austria

• Champ (1950s–1970s)
• Condor (1930s)
• Cyklon (1910s–1920s)
• Arthur Dubsky Metallwarenfabrik, INGAD (1905–1945) 
• Fackel (1920s)
  
• Flatty (1930s)
• Golf (1930s)
• IMCO (Ifa = IMCO Feuerzeuge Austria) (1918–present)
• Kaba (1939–1945)
• KARAT Werk Wien, Metall- u. Plastikwarenfabrik GmbH (1945–1979)
• MEB (1930s)
• Orlik (1924–1940)
• Pino King (1930s)
• Richard Kohn, RK (1909–1920s)
• TCW, Karl Auer Baron von Welsbach (1920s–1940s)
  
• Tresor (1910s–1930s)

Czechoslovakia (later Czech Republic and Slovakia) 

• AN (1933–1948)
• Erho (1930s–1940s)
• Fork (1930s)
• K-B, Kablo (1933–1942)

United States of America (U.S.A.)

• American Safety Razor, ASR (1940s–1950s)
• Baier (1930s)
• Bagley (1940s)
• Berkley (1950s)
• Beattie Products (1944–1960s)
  
• Bowers (1928–present)
• Brighton (1930s)
• Brown & Bigelow (1950s–1960s)
• Capitol (1910s)
• Clark (1920s–1940s)
• Comet (1930s)
• Douglas (1920s)
• Elgin-Otis (1920s–1950s)
• Evans (1918–1980)
• Golden Wheel (1920s–1940)
• Gotham (1930s)
• Guth Stern & Co Inc, Allbright (1927–1948)
• Hamilton (1940s–1950s)
• Hy Glo Products Co. (1930s–1949)
• Harvey Avedon (1950s)
• Marathon (1915–1940s)
• Mappin & Webb (1920s)
• MEB (1920s)
• Metco (1930s)
• Nasco (1920s)
• Nassau (1900s-1910s)
• Negbaur (1930–1950s)
• Nimrod (1950–1960s)
• Parker (1950–1956)
• Park Sherman (1930s–1970s)
• Ritepoint (1940s–1950s)
• Ronson, Art Metal Works (1909–present)
• Scripto (1954–1977)
• Triangle (1928–1942)
• United (1940s–1960s)
  
• Zippo (1932–present)

France

• Abdulla (1924–1960s)
• Abel Charles (1950s)
• A.G., Gorin (1890s)
• A.G. Colombo (1960s)
• Ajax (1940s)
• Alpha (1950s)
• Aluvac (1940s)
• AMY (1950s)
• Aquilon, Aquilux (1940s–1950s)
• Autolux (1951–1956)
• Ardens (1920s)
• ARCI (1960s)
• Ardens (1920s)
• ARKA (1940s)
• Arras (1940s–1950s)
• Arthus Bertrand (1950s)
• ATOM (1940s)
• ATOMIC (1960s)
• AT (1940s–1950s) 
• Azur Monaco (1920s–1930s)
• BABY, Brevet Rene Marie Bourdon (1920s)
• Ballot (1920s)
• BBR (1920s)
• BEN-HUR (1930s)
• Berry (1960s)
• Besancon (1949–1961)
• BIC (1973–present)
• Bijou (1920s)
• Billambois (1950s)
• BISSON, Ferdinand Bisson (1921–1929)
• BL (1920s)
• Boite Amadou (1940s)
• Bonovent (1930s)
• Boucheron (1910s–1940s)
• Bric'Lux MD (1940s)
• Brissaud MD (1950s)
• Brisevent (1920s–1932)
• B.L. (1930s–1940s)
• CALOR (1950s)
• Camelia (1930s)
• Canichou (1960s)
• Cartier (1847–present)
• Capri (1930s–present)
• Capitan (1950s)
• CC (1910s)
• CCC (1930s)
• C.D. Paris (1930s–1940s)
• CEB (1910s)
• Celtic (1930s–1940s)
• Chanteloup (1920–1952)
• Chasseur (1930s–1940s)
• Chic (1920s)
• Chipie (1970s)
• Christian Dior (1950s–present)
• Ciex (1930s)
• Claverie J. MD (1940s–?)
• Clodion Jerrican (1940s)
• Conte (early 1930s–1940s)
• CoP Paris (1934–1936)
• Cricket (1962–present)
• Cyclone (1910s–1920s)
• DAM (1950s)
• Dandy (1933–1950s)
• Dauphin (1960s)
• Decat (1950s)
• Deniel's (1919–1960s)
• Djeep (1970s)
• Doncor (1960s)
• Drago (1930–1976)
• Ducat (1940s)
• Durant (1960s)
• E B (1945–1950s)
• ECA (1950s)
• Ecla (1930s)
• Eclair (1910–1940s)
• Elegant (1940s)
• Elge (1920s)
• Elit (1940s–1950s)
• Elve (1930s)
• Elysée (1940s–1950s)
• EPC (1910s)
• Erlac (1948–1940s)
• Etincelle (1930s)
• Europe (1930s–1940s)
• Fanal (1955–1960s)
• Fauchon (1950s)
• Favor (1945–1950s)
• Ferro (1920s)
• Feuclair (1910)
• Feudor (1924–1981)
• Feujeve (1920s)
• Feu-Rex, Dandy (1910s–1930s)
• F.G. (1910s)
• Fire-Jet (1960s)
• Fix Fire (1960s) 
• Flameclair (1930s)
• Flami Flamy (1980s)
• Flamidor (1890s–present)
  
• Flaminaire (1947–1975)
• Flamm'Lux (1940s)
• Flamor (1930s) 
• Flex (1939–1944)
• Floating (1930s)
• Fokalux (1930s)
• Follet & Cie, Ain (1930–1968) 
• Formisyn (1920s)
• Fram (1950s)
• Fujiama (1927–1940s)
• Fulgur (1950s)
• GFMC (1960s)
• GG 14 (1910s)
• Givenchy (?)
• GLC (1930s)
• Helios (1930s)
• Hermes (1931–1950s)
  
• H-M (1940s ?)
• Lancel (1928–1965)
• L’Aquilon (1916–1940s)
• Lux (1930s–1940s)
• Luxuor (1930s–1940s)
• Luxtrik (1930s–1940s)
• Quercia (1930s–1950s)
• Meteor (1930s–1940s)
• Mont Blanc, MTBL (1940s–present)
• Molux (1930s)
• Myon (1930–1940s)
• Nova (1930s–1950s)
• S.t. Dupont (1940–present)
• Ostertag (1938–1939)
• Olympic (1940s)
• Polaire (1930s–1940s)
• Savent (1930s)
• Van Cleef & Arpels (1925–1939)
• Vulc Auto (1930s)
  

Monaco

• Azur (1940s)

Italy

• SAFFA, Società Anonima Fabbriche Fiammiferi e Affini (1938–1980s)

Great Britain (England)

• Allverne (1930s)
• Alvem (1920s–1930s)
• Asprey (1910s–1950s)
• Beney Lighters (1919–1950s)
• Balita (1950s)
• Barford (1930s)
• Charles (1940s–1950s)
• Classic (1927–1939)
• Colibri, previously JBELO (1928–present)
• Dunhill (1907–present)
• Everest (1932–1935)
• Fireline (late 1940s–1950s)
• Flintop (1940s–1950s)
• Hahway (1920s)
• Jest (1940s)
• Maurice (1930s)
  
• McMurdo (1949–1955)
• Mosda (1947–1969)
  
• Orlik (1916–1940s)
• Parker (1925–1939)
  
• Polo (1933–1950s)
• Premier (1925–1928)
• Unity (1934–1939)
• Viveroy (1920s)
  

Germany

• Altenpohl & Pilgram, A.P. (1935–1950s)
• Auti (1940s)
• Baier, Frankfurt am Mein (1945–1960s)
• BeBe, Bruchhaus & Baltrusch (1919–1980)
• Braun AG, Kronberg (1966–1983)
• Bruma (1922–1939)
• Carlton (1930s)
• Chic (1940s)
• Chronos (1910s–1920s)
• Consul (GK) (1952–1972)
• Dobereiner (1830s)
• Durkopp (1910s–1920s)
• D.R.G.M. (1910s–1930)
• Eclydo (1950s)
• ELDRO - Herman E. Drollinger (1925–1978)
• FBM (1964–1970s)
• Gebrüder Köllisch (GK) Metalwarenfabrik (1910–1971)
• Gesch (1910s–1930s)
• Hahway (1910s–1930s)
• H/R (1940s)
• Ibelo (1919–1996)
  
• Ideal (1930s–1940s)
• Kaschie, Firma Karl Schieder Metalwarenfabrik, Nürnberg (1919–1965)
• Karl Wieden, KW, KAWEE, KAAWEE (1914–1950s)
• Kremer Metal Works (1930s–1940s)
• Mylflam (1910–1970's)
• Paul Grunwald, Metallwarenfabrik, Berlin (Dr. Günther Schmidt) (1920s–1945)
  
• Sarastro (1928)
• Rowenta (1948–1993)
• VEB Metallgeräte Elgersburg, Thüringen, DDR (1948–1990)
• VEB Luckenwalder Metallwaren Fabrik, Luckenwalde, DDR (1949–1975)
• VEB Hydraulik Rochlitz Werk IV, Geringswalde (1958–1980s)

Switzerland

• Combo (1930s)
• Eterna (1920s–1930s)
• Hermanns (1930s)
• Juvenia (1928–1936)
  
• La Nationale (1920–present)
• Marxman (1960s)
• Thorens (1919–1960s)

Japan

• CMC (1940s)
• Crown (1940s–1950s)
• Hadson Beach (1970s–1980s)
• K.K.W. (1940s–1950s)
• Maruman Co (1950–present), lighter production only in the 1960s and 1970s
• MTC (1950s–1960s) 
• Supreme (1950s–1964)
• Swank (1950s–1960s)

Poland

• Premet S.A., Pieszyce (1945–2011)
• Zygmunt Konopczyński (1910–1930s)
• ZZSD Predom Termet in Świebodzice (1970s–1980s)