History

 

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Repairing lighters is in many cases a job for experts. When you are not certain you are able to make the repair, I'll advise you to let your retailer do the job for you. Or, you can contact us for repair/advice through lighters2001@hotmail.com

 

Many thanks to:

Ad & Alice van Weert
(Van Tondeldoos tot Turbo) 

and Elbert Gubbels     Holland

Lighters marked with * are from the private collection.

  

At this page man can find more about his lighter. It's age and name and country of manufacturing. Just look at the pictures to find your lighter(s). This page is not complete, several lighters will follow.

Picture: Info:
1 Ronson 'Milady' (GB 1968) - butane / flint *
2 KW 'Classic Novo' (Germany 1964) - butane / flint *
3 Ronson Whirlwind (U.S.A.) - butane  / flint *
4 Ronson (Germany 1950) - butane  / flint *

'Zippo-like' manual lighter.
5 Dunhill 'Rollalite'  (Swiss 1943) - fuel / flint  *

Manual lighter.
6 Crown (USA 1948) - fuel / flint 

Manual lighter.
7 KW 'Classic Novo' (Germany 1964) - butane / flint 
8 KW (Karl Wieden) '1261/310S' (Germany 1950) - butane / flint 
9 KW '850 Dorgento' (Germany 1930) - fuel / flint 
10 KW '135 Stormproof' (Germany 1937) - fuel / flint  *
11 Colibri 'Gaz-small' (France 1955) - fuel / flint 
12 Colibri 'Lasatron' (Japan 1982) - IC ignition - butane

Needs 2x CR1220 batteries
13 Tanita 'Sensolite' (Japan 1975) - IC ignition - butane
14 Wingas '7500' (Japan 1985) - IC ignition - butane  (battery: A76)*

Manual lighter.
15 Tanita 'Celdon 06' (Japan 1973) - 12V ignition - butane (battery: VR22EL-12 or V23GA (Varta))*
16 Tanita 'Celdon 04' (Japan 1972) - 12V ignition - butane  (battery: VR22EL-12 or V23GA (Varta))*
17 Tanita 'Celdon 37' (Japan 1988) - piëzo - butane *
18 Sarome (Japan - 1990) - piëzo / butane *
19 Ibelo  (Germany - 1991) - piëzo / butane *
20 Ibelo (Germany - 1990) - piëzo / butane *
21 Imco 'G11' (Austria 1964) - butane
22 Imco 'Safety lighter' (Austria 1940) - fuel / flint  *
23 Silver Match 'Compound' (France 1960) - butane / flint 
24 Silver Match 'Compound' (France 1956) - butane / flint 
25 Silver Match 'France' (France 1961) - butane / flint  *
26 Silver Match 'Special Femme' (France 1965) - butane / flint 
27 Silver Match 'Ultra Plat' (France 1964) - butane / flint 
28 Silver Match 'Dandy Classic' (France 1967) - butane / flint 
29 Rowenta 'Snip' (Germany 1984) -butane *

Aluminum - original.

Orange - repainted.

Brown - placed thin Cedar-wood on the side, combined with black paint on top.
30 Rowenta 'Elegant' (Germany 1983) - butane / flint 
31 Rowenta 'DL-5' System Maruman (Germany 1980) - butane / piezo ignition * 
32 Ronson 'Comet' (GB 1969) - butane / flint 
33 Ronson 'Viking' (GB 1952) - fuel / flint 
34 Ronson 'Premier' (GB 1964) - butane / flint 
35 Ronson 'Premier' and the smaller (lady-like) 'Adonis'
36 Ronson 'Adonis' (GB - 1966) - butane / flint  *
37 Ronson 'Premier' (E.C.M.) - butane / flint  *

Do not know which country E.C.M. means!

Thanks to Sheena Brown for solving this problem. E.C.M.=European Common Market
38 Ronson 'Whirlwind' (GB 1946) - fuel / flint  *
39 Ronson 'Vanguard' (USA 1950) - butane / flint 
40 Ronson 'Milady snufferless' (GB - 1972) - butane / flint  *
41 IM Corona 'Quartzflame 12/7004' (Japan 1980) - butane *
42 IM Corona 'Slimquartz 13/5201A' (Japan 1984) - butane *
43 Ronson 'Essex' (GB 1960) - fuel / flint  *
44 At the back from left: Tanita 2x, IM Corona 2x, Crown-Ace, Tanita, Win, Im Corona. *

In the front: Sarome, Maruman-517 (both IC ignition) *

Maruman battery: 286

Sarome battery: VR22EL-12 or V23GA (Varta)

Win battery: VR22EL-12 or V23GA (Varta)
45 Ronson 'Sport' (USA 1960) - fuel / flint  *

(attached new leather with 'Ronson' imprint in 2005)
46 1 Ronson Premier MK II  (GB 1970) - butane / flint  *

2 Ronson Premier (GB 1964) - butane / flint  *
47 1 Ronson Standard (GB) - fuel / flint *

2 Ronson Windsor (GB) - fuel / flint *

At the back from left: Ronson - Victor, Essex, Triumph, Standard (slim), Cadet (whirlwind), Standard, Starfire. * (Victor, Starfire - butane / flint )
48 Ronson Comet (GB / France / U.S.A. 1962) - butane / flint *
49 Ronson Varatronic (GB / France) - butane *

At the back from left: 12V battery (3) (battery: VR22EL-12 or V23GA (Varta)) ignition * (one re-plated gold, one air-brushed with black paint)

At the back right: Viking - quartz ignition / butane *
50 Ronson Premier (GB - 1960) restyled in 1999. Casing (original chrome) polished and plated gold. Added brown laque on the side. Regulator plated gold. *
51 Ronson Premier (GB - 1960) restyled in 1999. Casing (original chrome) polished and airbrushed with black paint. Added black laque (egg-gloss) on the snuffer and segment assembly. *
52 Ronson Premier (GB - 1960) restyled in 2000. Casing (original chrome, with many dents and scratches - unable to replate) polished and airbrushed with red paint. Added black laque (egg-gloss) on the snuffer and segment assembly. *
53 Ronson Premier (GB - 1961) restyled in 2002. Casing (original chrome) polished and plated the top gold. Airbrushed the side with dark-blue paint. Plated snuffer, segment assembly and bottom lighter. *
54 Ronson Premier (U.S.A. !) restaured in 2003. Original casings polished. Repaired parts as described in 'Ronson repair'. Especially the top one is in quite different art-style. *
55 Ronson Premier (GB - 1965) restyled in 2003. Casing (original chrome) polished and airbrushed the side with brown paint. Attached dark brown leather. Goldplated snuffer, segment assembly and bottom lighter. *
56 Ronson Premier (GB - 1965) restyled in 2004. Casing (original chrome) polished and airbrushed the side with green metallic paint. Cedar wood inlay. *
57 Ronson Premier (GB - 1965) restyled in 2005. Casing (original chrome table lighter) polished and airbrushed the side with metallic paint.  *
58 Ronson Premier (GB - 1965) restyled in 2005. Casing (original chrome) polished and airbrushed the side with gray metallic paint. *
59 Ronson Premier (GB - 1965) restyled in 2006. Casing (original chrome table lighter) polished and airbrushed (partly) the side with metallic dark-red paint.  *
60 Ronson Premier (GB - 1965) restyled in 2007. Casing (original 'gold'-plated table lighter - removed upper soldered ring for attachment on the table base) polished and airbrushed (partly) the side with metallic dark-red paint.  Regulator (original chrome) sanded and polished brass *
61 Silver Match 'Convertable' (France - 1960) - butane / flint *
62 Silver Match (France - 1964) - butane / flint *

3x 'Ultra plat', 1x 'Dandy'
63 Silver Match design 'Convertable' (CCCP !!) - butane / flint * (gift from Paula)

Restyled in 2003. Attached mahogany wood on the side.
64 KBL Century (Germany -1978) - butane / flint *
65 Ronson Comet (France - 1969) restyled in 1999. Casing (original worn down chrome) polished and airbrushed with black paint. Regulator and segment assembly plated gold. *
66 Ronson Comet restyled in 2000. Casing (plastic) airbrushed black with cedar-wood inlay. The ring at the bottom replated copper.
67 Ronson Comet (France 1964) - butane. Restyled this lighter in 2002. Just look at 'workshop' if you like to see the proces. *
68 Ronson Adonis (England 1969) - butane. Restyled this lighter in 2004.
69 Zippo (U.S.A. - 1995) - fuel / flint *

Manual lighter.
70 Braun (Germany 1980) - piëzo / butane *
71 Maruman Mercury DL-2 (Japan) - piezo / butane *
72 Poppell (Holland - 1960) - butane / flint *

Uses disposable tank like SilverMatch.

Semi-automatic lighter.
73 Maruman GL68 (Japan - manual lighter) - butane / flint (owned by Bent Molnit  Denmark)

Manual lighter.
74 Special design lighter, made for Paula Woods in 2002. Electronic 12 V.(V23GA (Varta)) - butane 
75 Thorens (Swiss) - fuel / flint (owned by Paula Woods U.S.A.)

Semi-automatic lighter
76 Solatron Halin (Japan ca. 1978) - butane / flint (owned by Paula Woods U.S.A)

Manual lighter.