The Handbook of Vintage Cigarette Lighters

by Stuart Schneider and Ira Pilossof

Extraordinary cigarette lighters can be found in the strangest of places--in a garage sale, at a swap meet, perhaps even in your own basement. This convenient, revised and updated handheld guide introduces a history of lighters through a comprehensive, alphabetical presentation of styles, organized according to company name and dating from the late 1800s through the 1980s.Well-known makers such as Dunhill, Ronson, Evans, Scripto, and Zippo are included, as well as unusual lighters from lesser known companies. Never before has a book shown such variety of lighters with this much detail and color: over 800 lighters are illustrated along with current updated market values, along with over 35 new images. Whether you are a collector of lighters or interested in design, this book will give you insight into the style, beauty, and value of cigarette lighters. And once you start collecting, it may be hard to break the habit!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764349759
• ISBN13: 9780764349751
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Handbook of vintage Cigarette Lighters

Good reference for finding lighters and knowing what you have.

The ultimate guide for the lighter collector

More than 2o books about collectible lighters have been published in the past years. Many are focused to specific lighter manufacturers. Books with a wide content, covering many different aspects of lighter collecting are scarce and often incomplete. This book is different. It gives a new collector the optimal idea about collectible lighters of this century. Fantastic models are shown in excellent quality and there is not much missing. I am a European collector for many years and I must say this book covers the global lighter collecting quite perfectly. In addition it is both affordable and handy. Congratulation to the editors-

Outstanding! A very informative book on cigarette lighters

This is a great book - a must have for anyone dealing in cigarette lighters. It is the only book I know of that gives such a complete over view of vintage lighters. A highly recommended read! Bob Brockmann New Haven, Indiana

Great lighters, photographed beautifully.

Well thought out presentation of collectable lighters. Pictured items cover the gamut of beginner's basics, to extremely rare pieces that most advanced collectors will never own. Certainly a "must have" for all lighter collectors, and an interesting historical perspective for non-collectors.

Expertly written.Beautiful photos, lots of information.

Wonderfully written book on lighters by two pros! Beautifully photographed, plenty of information and helpful values I loved it!