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Title: antique lighter
Post by: micaela on July 12, 2014, 08:34:22 AM

Hi, I buy this antique lighter. And I like know anything about this.

thanks in advance.

mica

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Title: Re: antique lighter
Post by: Rauville on July 12, 2014, 01:24:12 PM

These are usually referred to as "Trench Lighters", even though the vast majority were produced after WWI trench warfare had ended. Many of them were made in Austria, along with USA and Japanese models.

The following link has some background on one of the more prominent manufacturers.
http://www.bowers-mfg.com/about-us.html (http://www.bowers-mfg.com/about-us.html)