Hi Hartmut. I hope you did not take offense at my unspecific statement. I have personal and professional knowledge about the cost to publish micro-productions of bound books. It is really expensive and, based on the cover price, it is misguided to believe these 50 books will create profit. i.e. in m...

Thank you both.

Franz - for your Scottie, what is the silver-colored tube that sits in front of the lighter?

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Danke euch beiden. aumen hoch:

Franz - für deinen Scottie, was ist die silberfarbene Röhre, die vor dem Feuerzeug sitzt?

Hi Oliver. I am sorry to know about this last minute development. I looking forward to buying a copy of your book at Krefeld, even if pages must be cut to appease someone who seems misguided. ****** Hallo Oliver. Es tut mir leid, dass ich über diese letzte Entwicklung informiert bin. Ich freue mich ...

I think a lot of these lighters have been shown individually elsewhere on the forum, but I did not find a general thread for pyrophoric dogs. Here is a photo of a lot of my favorites that fit this theme. ************ Ich denke, viele dieser Feuerzeuge wurden einzeln an anderer Stelle im Forum gezeig...

Thank you Franz and Joe. I think you both have given really helpful suggestions. :thumbup: Now that there is a second lighter marked Sclaverland, I do not know what to think. Even though both lighter shown are really course, they possibly are about 100 years old. Now I am curious if a third Sclaverl...

I am really appreciative to Tom O'Key for identifying this battery-powered electric lighter for me. The lighter is unbranded but identified by Tom as likely an Ever Ready, or Eveready - depending upon age. The silver sleeve is hallmarked as Birmingham1905 I think, but I can not identify the makers m...

So both names were used and both words are Spanish origin? Wikipedia includes this info about 'Taco': "According to one etymological theory, the culinary meaning of "taco" derives from its "plug" meaning as employed among Mexican silver miners, who used explosive charges in ...

I can only read names and dates, but maybe this entry contains other interesting company info? ***** Ich kann nur Namen und Daten lesen, aber vielleicht enthält dieser Eintrag noch andere interessante Firmeninformationen?

Until now, I have used the name Taco-Lite because it appears in the book "Golden Age of Cigarette Lighters" and none of my examples are branded. Thank you for finding the correct name. :thumbup: I only know "Texas" as a big state in the U.S. Does this word have a different meanin...

Thank you Franz. Here are a couple of finished my friend showed on Facebook and gave me permission to share. **** Danke Franz. : thumbup: Hier sind ein paar fertig mein Freund zeigte auf Facebook und gab mir die Erlaubnis zu teilen.

:thumbup: Thank you, this has the right look to me. I am ignorant about the details of munition sizes. To me, your lighter looks about the same size as a 12 gauge shotgun shell. From the photos, I think my lighter is about one third larger. (The diameter is 28-29 mm.) Is there a cartridge size that ...

Here is a fourth Tinos variation from my friend in Denmark. Mechanically, it is the same as the example originally posted by Franz covered with a hallmarked Danish silver sleeve. In addition to the sleeve, it is the only Tinos example I have seen with a plated finish. ****** Hier ist eine vierte Tin...

Additional variations to share. ****** Zusätzliche Varianten zum Teilen

Hi Joe. At first, I missed your meaning in translation. "SCLAVERAND" tranlated to "Presta". Now I understand, the "S" has almost worn away and I have misread. :thumbup: (subject corrected) Do you think this as an advertisement for the brand, or a co-incidental marking o...

Thank you Joe. I have a couple of French lighters made from tire pressure valves. They are really different (and much smaller) than this piece, which is 8.25 cm long. **** Merci Joe. J'ai un couple de briquets français fabriqués à partir de soupapes de pression des pneus. Ils sont vraiment différent...

I bought this lighter as part of a lot from France and thought it was a handmade piece until discovering the mark "CLAVERAND" on the base. Looking closely at the side embellished with a clover, I see traces of where a tax seal was once applied. Does anyone know this lighter? ******* Ich ka...

Olivier - "The Daily Times" in Salisbury, Maryland is my family's local newspaper. My mother still receives daily deliveries. **** Olivier - "The Daily Times" in Salisbury, Maryland, ist die Lokalzeitung meiner Familie. Meine Mutter erhält immer noch tägliche Lieferungen.

All but one of my examples are Plaza versions, one is a Parker. I do not have an Allbright example, but from Joe's photos it looks the same as the Parker. I believe all variations were manufactured by Allbright and the Parker version was produced for Dunhill of London (the official name of Dunhill N...

Here is the Muhlex Limpet Car Lighter. Really similar to the table model, but the ashtray is replaced with a suction cup to stick on a dashboard. ****** Hier ist das Muhlex Limpet Autofeuerzeug. Wirklich ähnlich dem Tischmodell, aber der Aschenbecher wird durch einen Saugnapf ersetzt, um auf einem A...

Where lighters are concerned, I agree of course. With movies, it is a harder choice for me. **** Was Feuerzeuge betrifft, stimme ich natürlich zu. Mit Kino ist es eine härtere Wahl für mich.

Can anyone help with more about the lighter shown as 'No.3284' on the pull-apart lighter page Wilhelm shared? The same lighter is shown on p.56 of "Feuerzeug", also without a name or manufacturer info. The text references Despalo and Hinora, searching these terms brought me here. It is als...

Thank you Joe! The date and evidence it is Japanese is a lot more than I knew before. Unfortunately, translation is a bigger problem than I first realized. A Japanese collector-friend told me these patents are written using an older form of Japanese writing no longer used, so he can not read them ei...

I had a chance to buy an example of this lighter last year, presented to me by a dealer as a "very unusual 1920s trench lighter" with a price that was easy for me to decline. I am surprised to know it is really from the early butane era. Sometimes the truth is more interesting than fiction...

I believe this is another branding used by Monneret (p.146). ***** Ich glaube, das ist ein anderes von Monneret verwendetes Branding (S.146).

Hi Roland. Over time I have had three copies of this lighter, none with wick cap. I do not think anything is missing from your example. ****** Hallo Roland. Im Laufe der Zeit hatte ich drei Exemplare dieses Feuerzeugs, keine mit Dochtkappe. Ich glaube nicht, dass in deinem Beispiel etwas fehlt.

I think the manufacturer used the term automatic casually.

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Ich denke, der Hersteller verwendete den Begriff automatisch beiläufig.

I recently found an example with partial instructions. I think it confirms this lighter has dual citizenship. ******* Ich habe kürzlich ein Beispiel mit Teilanweisungen gefunden. Ich denke, es bestätigt, dass dieses Feuerzeug eine doppelte Staatsbürgerschaft hat

Really great piece Joe, I really like the shape of the snuffer arm. Congratulations! ****** Wirklich tolles Stück Joe, ich mag die Form des Snuffer Arms. Herzliche Glückwünsche!

Thank you Olivier. Here are a few other related ads I found today.

Here are three Upson variations I know: the automatic (mine marked UPMAN does not spark automatically, I have not tried to repair), the manual (the button only opens the snuffer), and the Tanker (a manual design variation with a plastic base). Other than condition, I think the two Tankers shown are ...