Thanks for telling about that Nimrod. I have never seen such lighter before. Obviously very rare here. It looks very functional, sort of a no-nonsense lighter. Very nice piece of history. Nice pic too. I find these old tobacco etc ads very amusing. They reflect the culture of their times although nowadays they look more funny to us.
These brass lighters are known as a trench lighters here. Those have been said to be common during WW1 but nobody knows fur sure. Might be just legend as well. Mine is flea market catch.
I have few Zippos and they are the only ones i've bought as new. I do not actually collect lighters, but sometimes when i see some old beauty, abandoned in a flea market or estate sales, ready to follow anyone who's willing to pay a dime or two, i just have no heart to leave it there. Back home i check if i can bring it back to life it was once meant to. Or at least save for spares. Just like old razors and many other vintage stuff, these were sometimes very important and essential pieces to their owners until new technology took over and made them old fashioned and useless.
Mine aren't rarities or expensive, just some everyday pieces from our past. My wife is a cigarette smoker so i've surprised her for few times bringing her some feminine cigarette stuff like lady lighters, table lighters, cigarette holders or boxes and whatever. Cheap and easy way to score with these simple yet lovely creatures :p
I should try to take a pic of these lighters sometimes, but i have to find them first. They are all over the house and my garage.
