Thread: Lighters,,,

Nice lighters! I'm afraid I don't own any any longer. Back when I smoked I had a handful of Zippos. Loved em. Loved flicking them open one handed; two fingers on top, thumb on the bottom....flick.

ChrisL

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

here is one that has been in my tool chest for decades,never used it,put in a flint and some Fluid,sucker actually works
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I owned one of those back in my smoking days. It was a good pipe lighter.

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Nice lighters! I'm afraid I don't own any any longer. Back when I smoked I had a handful of Zippos. Loved em. Loved flicking them open one handed; two fingers on top, thumb on the bottom....flick.

ChrisL

Every teen had to master that motion,that and snapping your fingers against the rollor to light it

I looked at some videos of Zippo tricks. I could maybe do them if the lighters were twice as big!

I used to be able to do all the zippo tricks.

USED TO is the key phrase. Hands don't work like they USED TO.

Arthritis pulls a high vacuum. I can still use my thumb good enough to light one, so far. :/

You seemed to work that flint & steel pretty good,,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

You seemed to work that flint & steel pretty good,,,,,

Yeah, not much finger action involved in that rig.

I used to have a pretty good lighter collection but I can't seem to be able to find any of them any more. They were mostly camel lighters with a few other old zippos. I don't really smoke anymore so I don't often look for lighters when I hit the antique stores. I have always liked to old trench lighters though

Such a cool hobby!! I have always loved quality lighters. Something I may start collecting too. thanks!

There are lighters that run into the hundreds of dollars,, I don't own any,,, I keep to the low end of lighter collection, but the ones I collect have a story usually & are dependable.