Alfred Dunhill 'Aquarium' table lighter.
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Alfred Dunhill 'Aquarium' table lighter.
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Notes: The ‘Aquarium’ lighters were all designed and hand-made by Ben Shillingford (1904-2000), whose unique skills in designing, carving and hand-painting the Perspex panels could never be equalled. Upon his retirement, the skills necessary to continue to manufacture the ‘Aquarium’ lighter could not be found, and production ceased after only a few short years at the end of the 1950s.
No two ‘Aquarium’ lighters are the same – each is, in its way, a unique work of art. The vast majority, logically, depict aquatic scenes, of either sea-water or fresh-water fish (but never both). A very small number of lighters depict non-aquatic scenes – hunting, horse-racing and aviary subjects in particular.
The ‘Aquarium’ lighter was made in two sizes, the ‘Half-Giant’ and the smaller (and somewhat rarer) ‘Service’ size. They were available in three metal finishes, namely gold-plated, silver-plated and chromium-plated, and all were, of course, fuelled with petrol rather than butane, which came into common usage in the 1960’s.
- Dimensions:Height: 3.15 in (8 cm)Width: 3.94 in (10 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1950s.
- Condition:Excellent original condition, no chips or cracks, in full working order.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 39861stDibs: U090424868028
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