Beautiful, congratulations! ****** Schön, Glückwunsch!

This unmarked table lighter arrived in the mail last week. I think it is German. Does anyone recognize the mechanism? It looks familiar but I can not place it... ***** Dieses unmarkierte Tischfeuerzeug ist letzte Woche in der Post eingetroffen. Ich denke es ist deutsch. Kennt jemand den Mechanismus?...

The company name "American Electrical Novelty & Manufacturing Co" was changed to "American Ever Ready" during 1905. This brochure is not dated, but it was produced before this name change. ****** Der Firmenname "American Electrical Novelty & Manufacturing Co" wu...

Here is the last page. ****** Hier ist die letzte Seite.

These pages explain the taxation of French lighters. They were scanned-and-shared by Jhaan Pool​ from the September 1929 edition of the French Ministry of Finance employee guide for indirect taxes and grants. Jhaan has also shared this info: French lighter taxation law was drafted in 1910 and taxati...

Here are the remaining pages. ***** Hier sind die restlichen Seiten.

Here is the cover letter that accompanied this catalog and the first 19 pages. ******* Hier ist das Begleitschreiben, das diesem Katalog und den ersten 19 Seiten beiliegt.

The inside cover page folds out (2 & 3rd images). ******* Das innere Deckblatt wird ausgeklappt (2 & 3 Bilder).

Wow! Great idea and beautiful execution. Beeindruckend! Tolle Idee und schöne Ausführung.

.... und die letzten 20 Seiten.

.... und die nächsten 20 ....

.... und die nächsten 20 ....

Hier sind die ersten 19 Seiten.

Hier sind die restlichen Seiten.

Here are the first 19 pages. **** Hier sind die ersten 19 Seiten.

Here is the rest, including a Danish price sheet. ***** Hier ist der Rest, einschließlich eines dänischen Preisblattes.

Here are the first 19 pages.

Pages 16D through 34

Here are pages 1 through 16C

Quercia Magazine - November 1950

This is another table model designed by "Jacacier" c.1936. **** Dies ist ein weiteres von "Jacacier" um 1936 entworfenes Tischmodell.

Danke Joe!

:thumbup: Some of these lighters were produced in steel for the U.S. military during WW2. I wonder if your example is true 'wartime model'? This simple unembellished outer sleeve looks more likely for military production, to me, than other versions with logos and fancier finishes. Was your lighter f...

I recently photographed my collection of the Bowers Sure-Fire, all examples shown are different. As you can see, a lot of variations were produced. :crazy: Ich habe kürzlich meine Sammlung des Bowers Sure-Fire fotografiert, alle gezeigten Beispiele sind unterschiedlich. Wie Sie sehen können, wurden ...

Hi Joe. Here are other variations of this lift arm. I do not know the manufacturer, but all look like they came from the same factory I think. ****** Hallo Joe. Hier sind weitere Variationen dieses Hubarms. Ich kenne den Hersteller nicht, aber alle sehen aus, als würden sie aus derselben Fabrik stam...

Over the weekend, I finally discovered a proper name for this lighter. The newpaper is from the United States c.1914. ******* Über das Wochenende habe ich endlich einen richtigen Namen für dieses Feuerzeug gefunden. Die Zeitung stammt aus den USA um 1914.

: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: ...