Vintage Cigarette Lighters

Lighters

B-H

Richard E. Berthold - William F. Holcombe, NY

B-H Catalytic Self-Starting Lighter

c. 1907 One of the earliest self-starting catalytic lighters of the dual-tube style.

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(Walter) Baier Company

occupied Germany

Baier Willys Jeep & Trailer Table Lighter & Ashtray

Made by the Walter Baier Company, in U.S. occupied Germany shortly after WWII - c. 1946. Body and fenders are made completely of aluminum. Tires are rubber. The insignia on the jeep is the coat of arms for Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany on the border with Austria.
LDK-0GH

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Barlow

Barlow B29 Aluminum Block Table Lighter

1950s
LSK-0AE

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Barford

Great Britain - 1930s

Barford Lift Arm Lighter

1930s
HaK-A00

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Barry Products, Inc.

Chicago IL

Big Leaguer Baseball Bat Lighter

c. 1950.

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Beacon / Hygrade Industries

Buffalo, NY

Beacon Squeeze Lighter

c. 1938

Dub-L-Ite Lighter

An aluminum block lighter - c. 1948
IRK-0BG

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Beattie Jet

(mid-1940s - early-1960s)

Beattie Jet Lighter

This example below right has 2 patent numbers - the Evans & the Phillips. The example below center is older and has the Barker patent number only. Similar lighters produced as Champ Jet Stream (1950), Lord Chesterfield Jet (1955), MasterCraft Spit Fire (1955), and Rogers Rocket Flame (1958).

The Jet     Regular Flame     Jet Flame

Patent Barker 1894300    Patent Evans 2242906    Patent Phillips 2433707

DLL-0AG c. 1947 - Evans & Phillips patents
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Beney

Beney Lighter Filling Pump

Frequently found in tobacco shops and often bars, these allowed patrons to refill their lighters.

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Beney Lighter

c. 1926

Patent

Beney Twinlite Lighter

c. 1948

Patent

Benlow

Founded in the mid-1930s by Benno Lowenthal - see Colibri & Ibelo/Jbelo

Benlow Master Lighter

1946
EVL-0CC

British Patent

Benlow Roller Lighter

An aluminum block lighter - c. 1940
HbK-0AI

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Benlow 3 Wheel Lighter

This is a steel UL (Utility Lighter) and from the appearance was manufactured early in the history of Benlow (1930s) - though the fact that it is steel rather than brass might also indicate it was produced during WWII. It is definitely a "utility grade" lighter - no pretense of quality. The "Three Wheel" name undoubtedly comes from the two slightly oversized brass wheels on either side of the spark wheel.
BVL-00E

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Benlow UL (Utility Lighter)

1940s
JMM-00E

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Bentley

(1950s - 1960s) Also See Schick - Sold Bentley lighter as Schick

Bentley Butane Lighter

mid-1960s. These, especially the Flick, were among the last of the cartridge lighters - the trend moving toward refillable butane lighters.

Bentley Butane Lighter

Uses butane cartridges. Mid-1950s through mid-1960s

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Berkeley

(Late 1940s - 1950s)

Bekeley Windproof Lighter

Berkeley Director Lighter

Late 1940s.
ILK-0AD

Patent

Betson's

Japan

Betson's States Series Lighter

early-1950s.

Blake

See the article: The Blake Automatic Lift Arm Lighter

Blake Sterling Silver Lift Arm Lighter

c. 1927

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Blazon

Detroit MI

Blazon Hex-O-Lite Aluminum Block Lighter

Unusual in that this is an aluminum block body and cap with a 'standard' brass lighter insert.
CGM-0A0

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Bond Arms

Granbury, TX

Bond Arms Replica Derringer Lighter / Knife or Letter Opener

c. 1995 Founded in 1995 Bond Arms is the largest manufacturer of Derringers in the industry. This is a piezoelectric & butane replica of one of their derringers and includes a snap-out knife or letter opener blade.
EYL-0AG

Bosch

Germany

Bosch Spark Plug Striker Lighter

c. 1940s

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Bosch Spark Plug Wheel Lighter

c. 1940s

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