Vintage Cigarette Lighters

See Through Vu-Lighters

ATC Vu-Lighter

Same as the Harvester and MasterCraft Vu-Lighters.
FGL-0AH

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Castor Vu-Lighter

Champ Crystal Lighter

 LLK-00H

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Continental Vu-Lighter

Just another knock-off of the Scripto Vu-Lighter. c. early 1960s.
KWK-0AB

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Craftsman Vista Lighter

 JIK-0BF

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Crown Gold View Butane Lighter

Transparent butane tank
KQK-00E

DuoLiter

c. 1949-1950. Note these are 2 slightly different models - one has a "Magic Wheel" adjustment for the wick.

Patent

Esquire See-O-Matic Lighter

1960s. A Scripto Vu-Lighter knock off. 3 chimney vent holes; 'S' on front of cap. Very sililar lighter also made by Globe under the same name: See-O-Matic

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Fire Fly Vu-Lighter

HbK-0BH

Globe See-O-Matic Lighter

1960s. A Scripto Vu-Lighter knock off. 4 chimney vent holes; 'W' on front of cap. Very sililar lighter also made by Esquire under the same name: See-O-Matic

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Globe Products Co. Viso-Liter Vu Lighter

c. mid-late 1940s For flint change the striker wheel assembly pulls out of the body (not very easily) with a turn. There is no retaining screw for the spring - it is held in place when the flint wheel is locked down in its compartment. Filling is also unique: The spout of a fluid container pushes the fill valve in to allow fluid to flow into the tank - see pictures. The 'Globe' logo is inside the top cover.
CNM-0AI

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Harvester VU-Lighter

 KOK-0BA

Masonlite Lighter

1949

 Patent

See the article: Homer Mason & The Masonlite

Mastercraft Vu Lighter

c. early 1960s knock off of the Scripto Vu-Lighter.
APL-0AB

Monaco Vu-Lighter

2 Horizontal lines front of cap - 'Japan' back of cap

Ritepoint Vu-Lighter

Late 1940s - early 1950s - the "Grand Daddy" of the Scripto Vu-Lighter. In a 1954 repair manual the Ritepoint is specifically mentioned as being the only lighter of its kind (at that time) - see through. Inside the top of the pocket lighters is a spare flint container. The flint is replaced by removing the spark wheel assembly. See 2 images below for details of this.

Inside Top    Flint Wheel Assembly Removed      Patent    Patent    Patent    Patent

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HQK-0EG
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Rogers Vu-Lighter

Scripto Vu-Lighter

First introduced c. 1955 using the Miller patent as used for Ritepoint Lighters. Later (c. 1961) the Lockwood patent (shown below) is used.

See Article: Outline for Dating Scripto Lighters

   Patent    Patent    Patent    Patent    Patent - Table Lighter 1     Patent - Table Lighter 2   Store Display c. 1959    Store Display - W. Va. Mountaineers

Scripto Vu-Tane Lighter

 JTK-00H

Spesco C-Thru Lighter

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

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Unbranded Vu-Lighter Knockoff

Marked H on cap; 3 vent holes in chimney

Unbranded Vu-Lighter Knockoff

No markings on cap; 4 vent holes in chimney

Unbranded Vu-Lighter Large Table Lighter

Japanese character on cap; 4 1/2" tall (closed).
FQL-0BA

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Unbranded Vu-Lighter Style Table Lighter

JKL-0AI

Vis-U-Lite Lighter

c. early 1960s
AUL-0B0