What Else Do You Collect Besides Knives?

[TPK]

Zippo

As for collecting ---> https://www.google.com/search?q=cigaret ... e&ie=UTF-8

Thanks Steve.

[Old Folder]

Stop it Tom!!!
Not only am I now purchasing "Pop Tarts" every time I go to the grocery store, you have me interested in "Cigarette Lighters" again.

Many books listed on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cigarette+li ... _sb_noss_1

I have the below book, from 1995, 126 mostly color pages.

I have only one old lighter. Made by Evans.
Boston to New York 3 hrs-55 min.
Inaugrural March 1, 1949
New Haven Railroad.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Been considering collecting a few older lighters. Anybody out there who can give me a few pointers?
Good brands, bad brands, forums, parts availability, etcetera.

Thanks,
Tom

Ronson lighters are collectible.
Here are the lighters that I have. ALL are Zippos, I sold my Ronsons.
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=63250&p=751086&hil ... rs#p751086

[TPK]

I started to collect Zippo lighters, but stopped after these.

Nice collection Skip!

I just bid on two oldies. An "Omega" & a "Rowenta snip". They both look a bit rough but they both work & I just want to find out if I like them or not. Plus they are from the same seller so I can save on the postage. Pictures if I get them.

[TPK]

Stop it Tom!!!
Not only am I now purchasing "Pop Tarts" every time I go to the grocery store, you have me interested in "Cigarette Lighters" again.


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Many books listed on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cigarette+li ... _sb_noss_1

I have the below book, from 1995, 126 mostly color pages.

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I have only one old lighter. Made by Evans.
Boston to New York 3 hrs-55 min.
Inaugrural March 1, 1949
New Haven Railroad.


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That's a beautiful lighter Dan! I like Trains! That's exactly the kind of old school style I'm thinking of! You know that if your power gets knocked out, you can heat up delicious PopTarts over old school lighters and cut em with an old folder while you wait on the train to come.

[TPK]

Hey Dan,

Nothin like PopTarts with butter & peanut butter on em & a cup of coffee on a sunday mornin!
Try em with just a thin skiff a peanut butter and a coffee or some cold milk. Man that's some good stuff!!!!!!!
Thank you Kelloggs!!! Got my mouth watering just thinking about it.

Tom

[Old Folder]

Hey Dan,

Nothin like PopTarts with butter & peanut butter on em & a cup of coffee on a sunday mornin!
Try em with just a thin skiff a peanut butter and a coffee or some cold milk. Man that's some good stuff!!!!!!!
Thank you Kelloggs!!! Got my mouth watering just thinking about it.

Tom

Sounds delicious Tom, I'll give that a try.

[Mumbleypeg]

Oh and of course the 22. Why did they make them with folding triggers? Never heard of such a thing.

Tom

You want to stuff that in your pants, or in your pocket, with the trigger open????

Ken

[TPK]

Oh and of course the 22. Why did they make them with folding triggers? Never heard of such a thing.

Tom

You want to stuff that in your pants, or in your pocket, with the trigger open????

Ken

Whatever flicks your bic I guess. LOL!

Tom

[TPK]

Zippo

As for collecting ---> https://www.google.com/search?q=cigaret ... e&ie=UTF-8

Bought this Zippo today. It's a replica of a much older zippo. This one is from 1994. I think. I liked the corners, they look classy & they reminded me a little bit on bolsters. These are the sellers pictures.

Tom

[Steve Warden]

Niiiiiiiiiiiice!!

[TPK]

Picked up another lighter today. Unused. Supposedly a Zippo. Here are the sellers pics.

Tom

[jmh58]

Tom.. That is KOOL!!
John

[Waukonda]

Good stuff, Tom. Post more pics of your collection.
You reminded me of a few items I have, match safes. For those unfamiliar, they were the precursor to the lighter. They allowed a person to carry wooden matches in a safe and dry manner. They also came with a striker on the bottom. The one with the dog pictured, belonged to my great grandfather.

[mrwatch]

by Waukonda, match safes were sometimes called "barn safes." less chance of setting a bale of hay on fire, I sold the one I had. I have ZIPPO pamphlet showing the year codes. many by number and placement of the hash marks on the bottom. A lot of old lighter collectors.

[mrwatch]

https://www.zippo.com/pages/date-codes

[dlr110]

Tom, those lighters are really nice. I've known a couple of other individuals in the past that collected all types of lighters.

[TPK]

Good stuff, Tom. Post more pics of your collection.
You reminded me of a few items I have, match safes. For those unfamiliar, they were the precursor to the lighter. They allowed a person to carry wooden matches in a safe and dry manner. They also came with a striker on the bottom. The one with the dog pictured, belonged to my great grandfather.

Those are cool. Never seen those before.

[TPK]

Thanks for the interest & friendly comments. I just started to get interested in lighters & just came across many Zippo lighters with Case XX on them. Wow! There are some nice Zippo's with Case XX on em! Gotta get me one or two of those Bad boys! Also many of them with US flags, souther flags, eagles, Harley Davidson ect. ect. Think I'll be collecting some lighters to go along with my pocket knives. As long as they are new, I can display them together.

[jerryd6818]

This is more a keepsake than a collectable. I picked it up at the PX on MCB 29 Palms in early 1963 and had my initials engraved on the back. Lost it twice and wonder of wonders, it came back to me both times. I smoked for 33 years, carried and used it for all of those 33 years. The hinge has been replaced by Zippo. For the longest time the hinge pin was a bent over straight pin. Retired it 25 years ago when I quit smoking in April of '95. It's like an old friend and has been all over the world with me.

BTW, the crest was enameled when I bought it.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Been considering collecting a few older lighters. Anybody out there who can give me a few pointers?
Good brands, bad brands, forums, parts availability, etcetera.

Thanks,
Tom

Very good looking lighters Tom.
Tom, I have a few Zippos that have "applied" logos, emblems, etc. Here are mine, they are mixed in with "regular" Zippos.
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=63250&p=751086&hil ... rs#p751086
Not once has one fallen off of the lighter. That would be a nice branch of lighter collecting to explore.

This is more a keepsake than a collectable. I picked it up at the PX on MCB 29 Palms in early 1963 and had my initials engraved on the back. Lost it twice and wonder of wonders, it came back to me both times. I smoked for 33 years, carried and used it for all of those 33 years. The hinge has been replaced by Zippo. For the longest time the hinge pin was a bent over straight pin. Retired it 25 years ago when I quit smoking in April of '95. It's like an old friend and has been all over the world with me.

BTW, the crest was enameled when I bought it.

Nice history and keepsake Jerry.

Good stuff, Tom. Post more pics of your collection.
You reminded me of a few items I have, match safes. For those unfamiliar, they were the precursor to the lighter. They allowed a person to carry wooden matches in a safe and dry manner. They also came with a striker on the bottom. The one with the dog pictured, belonged to my great grandfather.

Here is the only match safe that I have. It's been in my family for almost 75 years. I don't have any special memories involving it. It is a Saint Christopher match safe with a 6 year calendar (1946-1951).

[TPK]

This is more a keepsake than a collectable. I picked it up at the PX on MCB 29 Palms in early 1963 and had my initials engraved on the back. Lost it twice and wonder of wonders, it came back to me both times. I smoked for 33 years, carried and used it for all of those 33 years. The hinge has been replaced by Zippo. For the longest time the hinge pin was a bent over straight pin. Retired it 25 years ago when I quit smoking in April of '95. It's like an old friend and has been all over the world with me.

BTW, the crest was enameled when I bought it.

That's a very nice keepsake Jerry! I can understand it being like an old friend.

[TPK]

Been considering collecting a few older lighters. Anybody out there who can give me a few pointers?
Good brands, bad brands, forums, parts availability, etcetera.

Thanks,
Tom

Very good looking lighters Tom.
Tom, I have a few Zippos that have "applied" logos, emblems, etc. Here are mine, they are mixed in with "regular" Zippos.
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=63250&p=751086&hil ... rs#p751086
Not once has one fallen off of the lighter. That would be a nice branch of lighter collecting to explore.

This is more a keepsake than a collectable. I picked it up at the PX on MCB 29 Palms in early 1963 and had my initials engraved on the back. Lost it twice and wonder of wonders, it came back to me both times. I smoked for 33 years, carried and used it for all of those 33 years. The hinge has been replaced by Zippo. For the longest time the hinge pin was a bent over straight pin. Retired it 25 years ago when I quit smoking in April of '95. It's like an old friend and has been all over the world with me.

BTW, the crest was enameled when I bought it.

Nice history and keepsake Jerry.

Good stuff, Tom. Post more pics of your collection.
You reminded me of a few items I have, match safes. For those unfamiliar, they were the precursor to the lighter. They allowed a person to carry wooden matches in a safe and dry manner. They also came with a striker on the bottom. The one with the dog pictured, belonged to my great grandfather.

Here is the only match safe that I have. It's been in my family for almost 75 years. I don't have any special memories involving it. It is a Saint Christopher match safe with a 6 year calendar (1946-1951).

Great lighters Skip! Especially the Indian Head & D-Day!
And the match safe with calendar is really something else!

[dlr110]

What else do you collect......does rubber bands count?

[TPK]

What else do you collect......does rubber bands count?

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I'm curious...could you count them for us? lol!
That's the most beautiful collection of rubber bands I have ever seen David!
You have very interesting big balls of rubber bands! lol!

Tom