:lol: Dietmar - It seems that at least four friends were bidding on this oval Imperator. I think I was the underbidder, sorry to raise your cost! Because of my language ignorance, can someone help understand this advertising? I see it references Berlin and Vienna. Did Grunwald manufacture in Vienna,...

Thank you Matthias.

I found this example recently with the original plastic sleeve. The wire is broken...can I just take a wire from another catalytic to make the repair or is it more complicated? ******** Ich habe dieses Beispiel kürzlich mit der originalen Plastikhülle gefunden. Der Draht ist gebrochen ... Kann ich e...

Thank you for the patent list Joe. :thumbup: I am trying to date these variations and believe they are shown in reverse chronological order (newest to oldest). On the left: FR4625 (1906); in the middle: FR3883 (1904/1905); on the right FR337384 (1903/1904). ***** Danke für die Liste Joe. : thumbup: ...

Here is an interesting English windproof lighter I found recently. It is marked Aonian "Redilite" and LONDON on the base with hallmarks. I believe it was produced for Marechal Ruchon & Cie, who trademarked the 'Aonian' brand name in 1911. Can any help identify the London hallmarks? I a...

Here is my sub-collection of Eclair models. About half of these have been captive in a display case for several years so this is my first time to see them all together. :) *********** Hier ist meine Sub-Sammlung von Eclair Modellen. Etwa die Hälfte von ihnen sind seit mehreren Jahren in einer Vitrin...

Here are some detail photos of this model possibly made by Quercia. It is marked with a name on one side of the mechanism that is worn. I think it reads 'ELGYE'. The other side is clearly marked 'MADE IN FRACE'. The branding on the base of the lighter is for a New York City retailer (the same city w...

Relating to my last post, here are two versions of the Eclair. One marked normally, one is branded for Tiffany & Co. Because of mechanism details, I am certain both are Quercia. Also, this is why I think your Tiffany & Co. lighter was produced by Quercia too. ************* In Bezug auf meine...

I am really sorry there is more trouble. I wish I knew a way to help...

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Es tut mir wirklich leid, dass es mehr Ärger gibt. : wtf: Ich wünschte ich wüsste einen Weg um zu helfen ...

Here is another example of the 100 Zapalen I bought at Krefeld. The seller said it is a Polish production, manufactured by a factory that produced for Mylflam until their patent expired in 1955(?). After the patent expiration, the Polish factory "cut out" Mylflam and continued manufacturin...

Hi Franz. Tiffany & Co. is a U.S. based manufacturer and operates a worldwide network of retail stores. It is almost certain that Tiffany's did not manufacture the lighter, they manufacture jewelry. From Wikipedia: "The company's manufacturing facilities produce approximately 60% of the mer...

I can not remember posting this photo before, sorry if it is a repeat. It shows four similar-but-different different mechanism types. The second (Lampe de Bureau,c.1928) and fourth (Eclair, c. 1929/1930) models are confirmed Quercia models. I think the other three lighters look like variations also ...

Here is an unmarked lift arm I bought recently, a duplicate from a friend's collection. The fuel screw of his other example is marked AUSTRIA and has Richard Kohn's brandmark. When taking photos, I realized this R.K. is really similar to the MEB Diplomat. MEB was a distributor of R.K. lighters in th...

Here are three other lighters shown in Olivier's advertisement. Can anyone show the 'Tout Vent'? This lighter is new to me, I have never seen one. ******** Hier sind drei andere Feuerzeuge in Oliviers Werbung. Kann jemand den "All Wind" zeigen? Dieses Feuerzeug ist neu für mich, ich habe n...

Danke Joe!

Here is a manual version of the Nobel. It is shown on a 1934 Paul Grunwald page in "Le Brique Automatique IV".

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Hier ist eine manuelle Version des Nobel. Es wird 1934 Paul Grunwald Seite in "Le Brique Automatique IV" gezeigt.

Hi Joe. I understand. :thumbup: For me, it is not so unusual when I can not find a patent number printed on a lighter. I have read a U.S. website that decribes a lot of 'listing errors', search errors, and missing (undigitized) online records that exist in the original paper form. I assume these typ...

I was really happy to find a NOS example of this Strikalite with original packaging. The base is made from yellow catalin. Produced in New York c.1935. ***** Ich war sehr glücklich, ein NOS-Beispiel für diesen Strikalite mit Originalverpackung zu finden. Die Base besteht aus gelbem Catalin. Hergeste...

Does someone know information about lighters with the French brandmark S.O.P."? "Le Briquet Francais" has an entry for SOP on page 173 and shows a realy beautiful model I would like to own someday. I have two different SOP models and am wondering who-and-where they were produced. 'Par...

I found this Flamidor striker when I visited Strasbourg earlier this summer. Based on dates given for advertising on eBay, I believe it is c.1913. Does anyone know if this date is correct? ***** Ich habe diesen Flamidor-Stürmer gefunden, als ich diesen Sommer in Straßburg war. Basierend auf Daten fü...

Thank you for the patent Joe! The back of the mechanism is marked "Made In U.S.A." on the back side (5th photo). You think this is a forgery? My idea was that it was cheaper for Bernhardt to import the ceramics from Japan than to manufacture or buy the stein domestically. ***** Danke für d...

Here is a semi-automatic beer stein table lighter I found recently. The mechanism is marked Bernico and made in the USA, the ceramic stein made in Japan. The mechanism looks like a copy of Karl Glaser mechanism c. 1932/1933: http://forum.my-lighter.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=963&p=3611&hili...

Thank you Joe.

I bought this pocket lighter when in Austria. It is a semiautomatic I have not seen before so I'm trying to learn about it. It's only marking is a logo on the base I do not know. Does anyone recognize this lighter or the logo? ***** Ich habe dieses Taschenfeuerzeug in Österreich gekauft. Es ist eine...

Congratulations and thank you Andrea. I hope you can get some rest now.

When I bought this lighter, I thought it was a table version of the French 'Atomic' lift arm (shown for comparison). Thanks to Joe for spotting a logo by the wick that was almost hidden by char. The marking is worn, but I believe it reads Mofem: http://forum.my-lighter.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=2...

I have been searching for an example of this Flamidor lift arm for several years. I only know this model from the Design Patent and the name on the base is partially worn. I think the name is "JOYCE", but this is only as best-guess. Does someone know this lighter's correct name? ********* ...

Thanks Olivier.

Last week I received a couple of new Kanner and Morton models and took this photo to shows different variations of these lighters. Only the examples with windguard are marked Kanner, all others are marked 'Morton'. None of these are marked 'Adams'... ****************** Letzte Woche erhielt ich ein p...