Background
These are a way to start a
fire. Their use for lighting
cigarettes and cigars is about ended.
Inspired by the book
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us
Human by Richard W. Wrangham.
Trench Lighter
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Altus
Gasoline Lighter
Closed configuration
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In working position
Note rectangular notch on the right where flint is
removed/installed by
pulling down on spring loaded ball.
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Closed Configuration, fill cap removed.
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Brands
Bernhardt
668708
Electric Cigar Lighter, C.A. Bernhardt, Feb 26, 1901,
431/132
- uses a couple of No. 6 batteries
1703033
Portable Lighter, D.W. Greene (M.E. Bernhardt Co), Feb 19,
1929,
431/136 -
1717205
Portable Lighter, D.W. Greene (M.E. Bernhardt Co), Jun 11,
1929,
431/136 ; 292/121 -
1982493
Lighter Unit and Mounting Therefor, M.E. Bernhardt, Nov 27
1934,
431/137 ; 431/202; D27/159 - looks like beer
stein
2025845
Despensing Container and Lighter Assemblage, M.E. Bernhardt,
Dec 31, 1935,
221/149 ; 221/232; 431/137; 431/253
2113930
Lighter Mechanism, K. Bernhardt, Apr 12, 1938,
431/140
; 431/149 -
2490121
Pocket-Lighter, M. Franki (K. Bernhardt), Dec 6, 1949,
431/139
; 431/143 - cerium stone (flint?)
D155981
Cigarette Lighter, I. Florman, Nov 15, 1949, - "The Diplomat"
M.E. Bernhardt Co Nov 12 1927
Bowers
2480317
Pocket Pyrophoric Lighter, F.H. Bowers, Aug 30 1949,
431/149
; 431/151 -
2523415
Package, F.H. Bowers, Sep 26, 1950,
206/561 ; 206/482;
206/804; 206/87; 229/120.24; 229/125.125 - supplies
2710709
Flink Package and Display Device, F.H. Bowers, Jun 14 1955,
222/192
; 206/223; 206/476; 206/489; 431/124
- lighter fluid with some
attached flints
2796629
Hinge Mounting for Lighter Covers, F.H. Bowers, Jun 25 1957,
16/255
; 267/158; 431/151 - sort of Zippo type lid
Daltis
na
Dunhill
D248877 Lighter, A.R. Harris
(Dunhill Lighters Ltd), Aug 8, 1978, -
3758262 Portable Gas Lighter with Magnetically Operated Lid,
A.R. Harris (Dunhill Lighters Ltd), Sep 1, 1973, -
3781163
Lighter with a Capacity Discharge Ingition System and Means
for Preventing Automatic Recharging of Said Capacitor, C.W.
Ovens
(Dunhill Lighters Ltd),
Dec 2, 1973, 431/266 ; 315/209CD; 315/209T; 361/256;
431/132; 431/25
- Push-Pull step up inverter circuit
IMCO
Kaschie
Ronson
RE19026
Cigar Lighter, Louis
V. Aronson, Art
Metal
Works, Dec 12, 1933,
2486711
Shipping Container, A. Harris (Ronson Art Metal Works Inc),
Nov 1, 1949, 206/583 - allows shipping lighter with
fluid.
2505167
Lighter Casing Construction, A.H. Aronson (Ronson Art Metal
Works Inc), Apr 25, 1950, 431/276 ; 431/124; 431/154;
431/277 -
2866580
Dispensing Spout Structure, W.I. Nissen (Ronson Corp), Dec 30,
1958, 222/512 ; 222/556; 222/560; 222/561; 401/281;
D9/450 - for lighter fluid can
3150507
Lighter Mechanism, J.D. Smith (Ronson Corp), Sep 29, 1964, 431/125
; 431/131; 431/138; 431/253; 431/343- in the top of a fountain
pen
D188507
Cigar Lighter or Similar Article, J.D. Smith (Ronson Corp),Aug
2 1960, D27/159 -
Zippo
2517191
Pyrophoric Lighter, L Flickinger & G. Blaisdell (Zippo Mfg
Co), Aug 1, 1950,
431/276 ; 431/151; 431/152; 431/277
-
2011322
Cigarette Lighter, L.K. Loehr, Aug 13 1935,
431/138 -
bullett
2418295
Cigarette Lighter or the Like, I. Florman, Apr 1 1947,
431/138
- flint and spring is their own tube
2704447
Flameguard for Flint-Wheel, L. Flickinger W.L. Pleroffi (Zippo
Mfg Co), Mar 22, 1955,
431/151 ; 431/277 -
2774234
Table Lighter, G.G. Blaisdell & L. Flickinger (Zippo Mfg
Co), Dec 18, 1956,
431/277 ; 431/142; 431/152;
431/298; 431/323; 431/324 -
Patents
Class Numbers
44 Fuel and Related
Compositions
131
137 Fluid Handling
149 Exolosive and Thermic Compounds or Charges
200 Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers
219 Electric Heating
431 Combustion
525437
Electric Cigar Lighter, A.C. Albertsen, Sep 4 1894,
219/266
; 200/86.5
808725
Lighter
431/271 - oldest in 431
815219
Cigar Cutter and Lighter,
131/249 ; 30/113; 431/271
983238
Ingiter with Spark Emitting Mass., J Kellermann, Jan 31, 1911,
431/136
(oldest in this class)
1045683
Lighting Device
1717205
Portable Lighter, DW Greene, Jun 11, 1929,
431/136 ;
292/121
1555815
Electric Cigar Lighter, Oct 6, 1925,
219/270
Permanent Match
1713595
Cigarette and Cigar Lighter, F.D. Doubleday, May 21 1929,
431/272
; 44/507 - one time self lighting, coil of wick
1903838
Ignitible Stick, F. Ringer, Apr 18, 1933,
149/79 ;
206/96; 431/267; 44/507 - slow burning so it can be blown out
and relighted a number of times
1941621
Igniting Stick, F. Ringer, Jan 2, 1934,
44/643 ; 149/82;
44/507; 44/511; 44/628
2000328
Match, W. Harris, May 7 1935,
44/507 - paper book
matches
2015383
Repeatedly Ignitible Match, R. Konig, Sept 24 1935,
44/507
; 149/29; 149/82; 44/643
2038048
Lighter, A. Kilstrom (Henry Lederer & Bro Inc), Apr 21,
1936,
431/141 -
2059807
Cigar Lighter, F. Ringer, Nov 3 1936,
431/267 ; 431/135;
44/507 - This is a metal pocket lighter that's built around an
Ignitible Stick
2552718
Lighter, L. Hutchinson, B. Heath, F. Charles, May 15, 1951,
431/277
; 431/139; 431/149; 431/275 - thumb press to open and light
2566560
Permanent Match, , B Edelberg, Sep 4, 1951,
44/507 ;
149/29; 149/83
2568285
Pyrotechnic Match Capable of Repeated Ignition, F.K. Knutsen,
2675689
Jet Lighter, H.M. Wassem & J.J. Robinson, Apr 20, 1954,
137/377
; 137/614; 141/330; 431/150 - butane in replacable container,
not refillable
2608081
Lighter Mechanism, T.H. Morgan (Butalite Corp), Aug 26 1952,
431/254 ; 141/20; 141/3;
141/325; 141/329; 141/330; 251/303; 431/124; 431/131; 431/150;
431/275; 431/277; 431/344; 431/88; 431/89; D27/157 -
3007328
automatic Gas Cigarette-Lighter, H. Zahn, Nov 7, 1961,
431/154
; 431/131; 431/253 -
3079781
Lighter, V. Virtanen (R.J. Jurick), Mar 5 1963,
431/138
; 431/137; 431/149; D27/157 -
D215177
Cigarette Lighter, K Goto (M Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha), Sep 9,
1969, - vertical flint wheel shaft
3443877
Gas Fueled Lighter, S. Inagaki (Korona Kogyo Co Ltd), May 13,
1969,
431/134 ; 431/276; D27/159 -
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