RUPERT LICHTMAN 1920 Austria “ER-ELL” Lighter Fortuna-Drehring Embossed Brass

A Udall & Ballou golf-ball desk lighter ashtray. This is a beautiful desk-petrol table lighter created in New York City during the art-deco period by Udall & Ballou, back in 1920. T...

A petrol desk-lighter designed by Sarastro This is a beautiful petrol desk lighter created in Pforzheim Germany by the Sarastro Industries Company, back in the late 1925. This lift-...

An art-deco lighthouse shaped desk lighter. This is a nice heavy desk-table lighter created in Europe during the art-deco period, back in 1930. The desk lighter has been designed wi...

IMCO mechanical lighter made by the Julius Franz Meister Company. This is an amazing authentic petrol lighter original from the art deco period. This industrial piece was originally designed and patented by Hans Silverknopf and was made in Austria back in 1925-26 by the Julius Meister Company, JMCO commonly know as IMCO. This is the final 4th model storm thumbwheel, called IFA-1000. It was crafted in solid polished brass and is fitted with mechanical sliding elements. This lighter has the rare sub-variety in the snuffer, is rounded and domed on top. The function is very simple, the metallic wheel on the lighter, when pushed down by one's thumb, will rub against the ferrocerium to produce a scorching spark. Simultaneously, the petrol vape is released, which is vaporized (depressurized) as soon as it exits the container. This lighter is original not a reproduction and has been cleaned and polished to bring back his original splendor. IMCO The company was founded by Julius Franz Meister in 1907, the Julian Meister Co. (JMCO/IMCO) began as a button and metal goods factory in Vienna. Bernhard Silberknopf became a company partner during 1911. The factory began manufacturing lighters after World War 1. The first lighter model, the "Imko Feuerzeug" was patented in 1920 and several other models were produced during the early 1920s based on this patent. Hans Silberknopf patented the design for the famous "Ifa" Sturmfeuerzeug in 1925. IMCO produced other several models based on this patent. The design was copied by multiple U.S. and Japanese companies during the 1930s and 1940s and countless replicas have been produced. Frequently deceptively characterized as "trench lighters...

Carl Auböck Lighter, Austria 1960s.

Lighter for the table and for decoration by Carl Auböck.

Cubic lighter by Carl Auböck made of horn.

Solid Brass tabletop "The Classic Lighter" made in England by Shreve & Co with brown leather-wrapped body. This vintage 1950s lighter features a jumbo-si...