Vintage Cigarette Lighters

Lighters

See-O-Matic SEE Esquire (Also made by Globe)

Segal Lock

See Article: Samuel Segal - Locks, Lighters and More

Segal Lock Lift Arm Lighter

c. late 1920s - early 1930s

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Segal Squeeze Lighter

c. 1953

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Seigneur

Seigneur Wheel Lighter

IKZK-00F

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Semperit

Semperit Fox Austrian Lighter

IBK-00H

Shalco

Japan

Shalco Florida Lighter

While this is a state lighter, it isn't part of the "states" series of lighters produced by several companies in the early to mid-1950s. This one has a plastic type wrap with the state pictirals on it; the "real" states series lighters had raised metal work and enamel painting on them. c. late 1950s.
KNK-0AI

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Sharpo SEE: Josephson & Sharp

Shaw-Barton

Coshocton, OH

Shaw-Barton Windproof Lighter

KNK-000-S

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Shell-Fire

Shell Fire Catalytic Lighter

c. mid-1940s While there is no real difference between this and many other catalytic lighters in the inner works, this is very unusual in the bullet design of the case. It was marketed as "The National Defense Lighter".
CGL-0B0

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Shoot-A-Lite SEE: Turner & Seymour

Signal-U Manufacturing Co.

Youngstown, OH

Fyre-Fly Lighter

 LSK-0AI

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Silver Match

Silver Match Compound Butane Lighter

Uses the same butane fuel tank as the Schick (which is a Bentley) and Bentley. Additional photos show the adjusting wrench used to set flame height.
JIK-0AD

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Silver Match Laurimet Butane Lighter

A very interesting lighter! There is a safety piece of plastic on the end (the green piece at the very top) which is slid off prior to lighting the lighter. To light the end is squeezed into the body causing the spark wheel to strike the flint and opening the gas valve. For filling or changing flint, the entire mechanism is removed from the plastic box container and is clear plastic - see the additional photos for detailed pictures. While most are marked with Manufacturer and model, some aren't.

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Slayton & Sons

Pasadena, CA

Slayton & Sons De Lite Aluminum Block Lighter

c. mid-1940s
CSL-0AC

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Snap-A-Lite

USA

Snap-A-Lite Lighter

 With only wadding and no wick, this seems to be an alcohol fueled lighter - which tends to date it prior to 1920.
HUL-0AE

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Snap-Lite Corporation

19 West 44th St., New York, NY

Speed Pocket Lighter

Circa 1938, this is am automatic lighter. when the know on top is pulled back a spark ignites the wick; when the knob is released the lighter closes and snuffs out the flame.

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SociaLite

Socialite Automatic Lighter Co., Los Angeles, CA

SocaLite Lighter

c. 1944
FJL-0BD

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Sobeck

Sobeck Evr-Lite Aluminum Block Lighter

KQM-0AE

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Spar

Spar Compressor Lighter

When the lighter is squeezed (compressed) the spark is struck and flame ignited. Late 1940s.
INK-0CI

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Spark

Japan

Spark Automatic Lighter

c. early-mid 1950s part of the States Series of lighters - Kentucky

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Spesco

Japan

Spesco C-Thru Lighter

1960s. A Scripto Vu-Lighter knock off. 3 chimney vent holes; 'W' on front of cap.
BDL-0AF

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Sportster

Austria

Sportster Thumb Action Lighter

GNL-00I

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Starfire

Japan

Starfire States Series Lighter

c. early-mid 1950s part of the States Series of lighters - Kentucky

Statler Manufacturing Co.

Chicago, IL

Ingersoll De Luxe Windproof Lighter

These examples have a crackel finish, such as used on wartime lighters, but in color. Flint and fill are on the bottom as this is not a flip top case lighter as most similar looking (e.g. Zippo) lighters are. c. 1947.

Stewart

Stewart Pencil Lighter

c. 1932
KEK-0AB

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