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BELOW LEFT: Corona - rare vintage flint &
petrol pipe lighter - solid brass, circa 1940. (IM
Corona began making cigar lighters almost 75 years
ago.) - from the Johnny Long collection - UK603F.
ABOVE:
Zippo pipe
lighter in
action by
Patrick Brain.
Solid brass
case, flint &
petrol. Zippo
lighers were
first
introduced in
1932.
RIGHT: The IM
Corona Old Boy -
flint & butane lighter.
Arguably, the world's
best all- round pipe
lighter, it features an
adjustable flame and a
retractable pipe
tool/tamper in the base.
Available in a choice of
finishes, it's a favourite of
many PCoL members.
The only downsice - it's a
bit pricey.
LOWER LEFT: Zippo - solid brass Harley-Davidson "Patriotic
Eagle". The classic Zippo is a versatile little beast. Your
favourite standard size (non-slim) lighter can be retro-fitted
with a pipe lighter insert.
This lighter replaces an identical one lost on a forest walk in
2007. It's an efficient pipe lighting tool and also serves as a
tribute to my one and only mistress, a 2003 Harley-Davidson
FLHRCI Road King Classic. From the Johnny Long
collection - PCol UK603F.
RIGHT: three vintage
slide-type flint & petrol
pipe lighters
Left to right:
1. Nimrod - aluminium, circa
1947 from the Ward-Nimrod
Co., Cincinatti, Ohio, USA.
2. Flamidor - aluminium,
stamped on bottom filler cap
"Made in England" - similar to
the Flambeau Flamidors made
in France. 3. Corona - place of
manufacture unknown.
From the Johnny Long
collection - UK603F
ABOVE: The superb pipe lighter collection of Alexei Tseitlin.