Picked this little lighter up for about £3-4 its brass plated steel was told its from 1933 and i can beleive it, it's a copy of a tommy lighter issued to soilders and sold after WW1
It has a small fuel tank for extra fuel very useful feature that i wouldn't mind on my zippo
it's a copy because of the pattern of the holes in the chimney and it doesn't have the tommy logo printed on it
like this one
this lighter needs a new wick theres just a small stump of wick left on both sides and i will put it on the belt polisher and post, how it comes out.
It looks like a real antique. That's great.
ReplyDeletethats awesome! great find!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind an extra fuel tank in mine. Would be very useful.
ReplyDeleteThat looks superb!
ReplyDeleteThats rather awesome. Im really liking these projects of yours.
ReplyDeleteYou're a really handy guy. Everyone should have projects like these.
ReplyDeleteThat's neat. I'd carry it on me if I had it, a unique piece, that actually looks pretty sharp cleaned up.
ReplyDeleteI don't smoke but holy crap that looks cool. I need to find me a sweet lighter like that.
ReplyDeleteNice bit of history you've found there.
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I actually have a box with a couple lighters that look like that! I need to find those...
ReplyDeleteNice lighter, I prefer to use Zippos though.
ReplyDeleteare you restoring this? dope project man, good luck!
ReplyDelete@724427 i mainly use zippos aswell i've had tommy lighters before the problem in the design is that the extra fuel tank slips inside were the cotten wool is so... as it heats up in your pocket guess what happens the fuel drains straight out and then need filling 1-2 a day
ReplyDelete@D yes mate i have cleaned it up alot already just needs new wick new cotten wool and bench polishing
Holy shit, that's awesome. Now all you need are a pack of Lucky Strikes and an M1 Garand.
ReplyDeletei bought a similar style lighter awhile ago. got ripped off cause i was young and dumb and paid like 309616532 dollars for it haha
ReplyDeletevintage lighter-pretty cool
ReplyDeleteCool find!
ReplyDeletethat is great.... keep us updated
ReplyDeleteLooks really badass. Times like these I wished I smoked.. but not really ;)
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That looks sweet, you picked it up for a great price too!
ReplyDeleteThis looks pretty cool, it has a nice worn look to it.
ReplyDeleteLooks so cool!
ReplyDeletethat's pretty sweet man. i love old lighters.
ReplyDeleteOld lighters are so classic, its amazing you can hold something in your hand that a soldier held and cherished 70+ years ago.
ReplyDeleteThats awesome i have a slight collection of lighters and that is an amazing find.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see how this one comes out. Hopefully the brass will get extremely shiny
ReplyDeleteyou should of kept it in the condition it was sold.. it would of sold for a whole lot more...
ReplyDelete@AssortedNews should come out shiney if i'm abit rough it will go though to the steel :P
ReplyDelete@Truth Finder well proper tommy lighters only sell on ebay for abou £10-15 this is a copy and i like to keep them for my personal collection of lighters might even use it for my daily cig
I love old lighters. Good find!
ReplyDeletethose lighters are awesome
ReplyDeletesuch an antique
i'm curious to see how it will be like when you finish
ReplyDeletethat lighter is really cool
ReplyDeletewould be cool to get a relic like that functioning again
ReplyDeleteSick lighter.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's amazing!
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that thing is sweet.
ReplyDeletewow i should pick up a hobby like this. i also commented on the NHS
ReplyDeleteNice stuff :D
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