Old lighters and stuff

[Fatshotbud]

Try Newport. One of the adapters worked with my old man's 1970's Braun soft flame lighter.

Will have to Google. - thanks

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[Fatshotbud]

Here is one Colibi I really appreciate..

And yes it needs a polishing

 

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[fastkiller13]

8 hours ago, Fatshotbud said:

Maybe part of "restructuring" post war but I noticed many commercial products came from Japan in '60s-70s .... Now hard to find anything not produced in China.
Colibi was originally marked from England/Swiss! Those are the ones I prefer collecting.

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How much do those Colibri lighters go for? My wife and I go to estate sales and I’ve seen quite a few old tobacco stuff. Now that I’m back into cigars I’ll probably never see anything again though. 

[Fatshotbud]

How much do those Colibri lighters go for? My wife and I go to estate sales and I’ve seen quite a few old tobacco stuff. Now that I’m back into cigars I’ll probably never see anything again though. 

Colibri has always been over priced in my opinion - not as bad as say Dupont by any means but still high.
"Vintage" only refers to age not quality but shopping for them can be rewarding because many folks don't know what they possess. Also like a crap shoot sometime because a piece may look good but not function as you desire.
Estate and garage sales might turn up a real jewel for a fair price plus you can examine it in person. Places like eBay,etsey,etc. .... Well you just go by someone else's opinion.
Probably not telling you anything not already known.
I assume you're searching for a cool looking (And Working) lighter? There are a few on-line sites that might help answer your question better - sorry.
By the way - the Colibri above is only a "Retro design" - not actually very old.
You might want to consider shopping retro instead of vintage for a good operating lighter

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[SmokeySteve]

Beautiful lighters!  What is the purpose of the metal strip at the bottom of the box?  Functional or decorative?

[Fatshotbud]

Beautiful lighters!  What is the purpose of the metal strip at the bottom of the box?  Functional or decorative?

It is a tool for servicing the lighter

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[SmokeySteve]

?

[Jfeath74]

This was my grandfathers lighter that was gifted to me by him in the 90’s. He has since passed and to me it is priceless. The markings on the bottom date it at 1985. 

[Fatshotbud]

This was my grandfathers lighter that was gifted to me by him in the 90’s. He has since passed and to me it is priceless. The markings on the bottom date it at 1985. 

Nice - those models last forever!

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[BrightonCorgi]

What's crazy is I have a Dupont light I must've paid around $200 new back in the late 90's is almost $800 online new!  I was searching online to see what model I have instead of going downstairs and actually looking at the lighter (which inevitably did either way).

I know luxury item replacement value goes up over time.  I just got my girlfriend a Montblanc pen for her birthday and it was more than double what I paid for one like 15 years ago!  Not as much an increase as the Dupont.

[Fatshotbud]

Lost a gifted MB pen - it ran about $100US around that timeline (15yrs). WAS very nice! Had a lifetime warranty back then too I believe? But didn't cover ignorance...
DuPont lighters were still a French manufactured product back then I believe? Would make it very collectable I would think. Some I have seen can run into the $$ thousands!

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[Fatshotbud]

Here's some Opera Pipes and a couple other Cheroot holders - all are meerchaum. I think the idea with opera pipes was to have small loads so as not to distract from too much smoke...

[Fatshotbud]

Older Colibri - butane/Flint - wood & metal base - Made in USA

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[Fatshotbud]

Two electric/butane table lighters
Left - Bronica made in Japan
Right - Rowenta made in Germany

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[heftytome]

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a "weird" collection. I've been collecting Eloi Pernet cigars cutters.

[Fatshotbud]

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a "weird" collection. I've been collecting Eloi Pernet cigars cutters.

Post some pictures!

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[heftytome]

Will do! 

[Fatshotbud]

Three Colibri table lighters...
First two on left from West Germany and lastly England.
All monogas with Flint ignition

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[heftytome]

On 12/4/2017 at 10:51 AM, Fatshotbud said:

Post some pictures!

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It's a modest collection, but I love these Eloi Pernet cigar cutters. They are for quite smaller vitolas, which in our day and age, make some of them obsolete (well, for us in the States). Nevertheless, I love the craftsmanship and so did a few other brands. Eloi did cigar cutters for Dunhill and Davidoff. There is usually a circular emblem on the Dunhill/Davidoff cutters that state "Eloi France". 

[BrightonCorgi]

13 minutes ago, heftytome said:

It's a modest collection, but I love these Eloi Pernet cigar cutters. They are for quite smaller vitolas, which in our day and age, make some of them obsolete (well, for us in the States). Nevertheless, I love the craftsmanship and so did a few other brands. Eloi did cigar cutters for Dunhill and Davidoff. There is usually a circular emblem on the Dunhill/Davidoff cutters that state "Eloi France". 

The round Dunhill guillotine  brings back memories.  When I first got into cigars, that was the hot cutter.  Great collection! 

[heftytome]

Just now, BrightonCorgi said:

The round Dunhill guillotine  brings back memories.  When I first got into cigars, that was the hot cutter.  Great collection! 

I'd love to see a picture back in the day of how they were worn. Guessing with just a chain?!?1

[BrightonCorgi]

Bergdorf Goodman has a great selection of antique cigar accessories in fabulous condition. 

[heftytome]

Really? Good excuse to go to New York, I suppose 

[Fatshotbud]

Thanks for sharing - very nice.
Are they made all stainless?

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[heftytome]

20 minutes ago, Fatshotbud said:

Thanks for sharing - very nice.
Are they made all stainless?

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You know, I can't say yes with 100% certainty. Most of the history/language I find on the company is all the same, but now they currently only manufacture surgical equipment.