Lighters Info

Nowadays the majority of smokers use the cigarette lighters to light up. As many inventions of the twentieth century they came in every-day life quite substantially, meanwhile, cigarette lighters have a peculiar history.

A firearms invention contributed to the cigarette lighters appearance. The first musket, in which a sparkle evolved from wheel’s friction on flint, appeared in 16-th century. In a circle armourers surmised to use a broken firearm as a cigarette lighter by inserting a wooden shank into the gunpoint.

The experiments aimed at a modern cigarette lighter creation began just in nineteenth century. But all devices were noted for huge sizes and explosive risks. The key purpose of inventors became a creation of a compact cigarette lighter, which could be used by one hand. Such an invention appeared at the beginning of twentieth century and was patented by the Dunhill Company. A new cigarette lighter became extremely popular among cigars’ smokers. The first gas cigarette lighter was produced by the S.T. Dupont Company. One of the characteristic features of gas was absence of smell unlike benzine, which was used before. These cigarette lighters were rapturously met by aromatic cigars’ admirers.

In the USA a revolution in the sphere of cigarette lighters occurred with the advent of Zippo brand. The company founder decided to create conceptually a new cigarette lighter, the flame of which wouldn’t stop dim in wind and rain. During World War II it was possible to reheat a mess-tin or a kettle.

The Company Colibri of London became one of the leading producers of cigarette lighters in Europe in twentieth century also. Automatic silicic and gas cigarette lighters as well as devices with eternal fire were produced under cover of this brand.