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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
8:46 pm	A Brief History of How Colibri Lighter Got Its Beginning In 1928, the Colibri lighter was launched by Julius Lowenthal, who after that officially launched the company with his brother Benno after World War I. The very first of the Colibri lighters was the Colibri Original, which started to be a very profitable line of luxury lighters. The Colibri Original was unique because it answered the technical issues concerning the widely used flint wheel with the use of a new, better device to operate the lighter. Lowenthal was granted a patent with the company’s entirely automatic lighter in the 1930’s, and resituated the head office to London (from Germany) where he set up Colibri Lighters Ltd. Following The second world war ended, the Colibri Company focused its efforts on innovative improvements. In turn, they started to invest in development concerning lighter technology, as to be a frontrunner in the lighter industry. Nowadays, Colibri still continues to lead as a revolutionary company dedicated to the future, even 4 decades since its beginning. Several of Colibri’s innovative products consist of cigars, sport and multi-function lighters, beam sensors, and a huge selection of luxuriously detailed smoking accessories. A Leader of Quality Craftsmanship The Colibri Company has created a flawless status as the country’s biggest manufacturer of high end lighters and smoking accessories since the 1920’s. Nowadays, Colibri persists to concentrate on inventive design and technical advancements in lighter equipment as well as in smoking gadgets. Following the World Wars, Colibri put together a Development Division within the company to lead a series of technical developments. These innovative and exciting innovations were integrated in the market and still paving the way for Colibri’s bright future. Also, Colibri’s wide variety of lighters are usually accounted to its strong aspiration for growth. In 1955, Colibri announced its 1st gas lighter, which was produced in France. The technology behind the gas lighter was meshed with the French expertise in butane gas tanks to eventually develop the Colibri Monopol. Every Colibri lighter is diligently examined to ensure whether its level of quality is at par with the company’s high specifications. Because of that, Colibri’s butane lighters don't have the disagreeable residual flavor that almost every other matches and fluid lighters have. Here are some examples of Colibri lighter designs: -Colibri Original: Julius Lowenthal’s work; 1st Colibri lighter ever made. -Colibri Monogas: A much better version of the Monopol - a bigger collection of finishes and furnished with several technical advancements. -Piezo Electric Lighter: The Colibri Molectric 88 was modeled after this lighter; the Molectric 88 was essentially the most dependable and fashionable lighters since the 1960’s -Colibri Supertronic: A luxurious lighter that ran on electrical power; precursor to the legendary slim modeled lighter. -Colibri Sensatron: Didn't require any moving parts for ignition and can be turned on with the slightest touch. -Colibri Lasatron: A lighter based on microchip engineering - it'd fire up when someone passed his finger through a beam of photoelectric sensitive cells, a true progress in technology. -Colibri Talon Lighter: The Colibri Talon is modest, windproof, fashionable, and reliable - all pre-loaded with a full-view fuel tank together with a SST torch flame ignition system; a lighter fit for just about any affair. If you need more info with regards to Colibri Lighters, please go to dunhill lighters, colibri lighters (Comment on this)
8:28 pm	How Dunhill Lighter Got Its Beginning Dunhill is not a doubt the most renowned high end lighter company - their lighters are even dubbed as "works of art". The founder of the business Alfred Dunhill did not begin with making lighters. Instead, he initially designed high-end automobile accessories for the wealthy, however he slowly shifted into a different part of business as he started to manufacture accessories related to the art of using tobacco. His company made pipes and tobaccos in the beginning, but at some point came to the realization that a top quality and utilitarian lighter was essential together with the other accessories. The first Dunhill lighter came out during the early 1920's as the "Dunhill Unique". Soon enough, Dunhill gained a reputation as a exclusive, luxury lighter that only the affluent could afford. Dunhill lighters were availabe in a number of finishes: sterling silver, 9 carat, 14 carat, 15 carat, 16 carat, and 18 carat gold. At the same time, much of the lighters were designed with other tools which include cigar cutters, watches, and pipe tampers. Other Dunhill lighters were covered with quite possibly the most high-class enamels of Germany and France. Over the Deco Period, the Dunhill Company flourished and manufactured several of the highest quality enameled lighters in its history. The well-known Namiki enamellers of Japan were hired by Dunhill Company to incorporate the Japanese method of lighter development, hence preserving the company's track record of impressive quality. At the same time, Dunhill poured its efforts directly into lighter development to spark ideas for new products. The Dunhill Company also began a whole new brand of ornamental lighters that came in many different shapes - horns, canes, baseballs, firearms, and more. Within the late 1940's, Dunhill's Silent Flame lighters were introduced into the market.With the Second World War Dunhill abilities were switched to more vital equipment. Nevertheless, restricted lighter developing persisted. The austere results of war years held back any real development in lighter design until 1950. Within the 1950's, Dunhill once again took on one other brand of lighters called the Aquarium, which was really a table lighter. These new lighters were produced from lucite which was used to carve the lining of the lighter to create a "scene". The carving ended up being filled in with coloring to create a variety of motifs, the first being an aquarium. Other motifs include aviary and hunting scenes. As butane lighters took industry on by storm, Dunhill followed the popularity and put together a unique brand of butane lighters - the Rollagas lighters, which sometimes still be found today. Dunhill has been producing exceptional high class lighters since 1924. The Rollagas style has become so great that Dunhill didn't have to alter the design since 1956. Rollagas Dunhill lighters are among the greatest butane lighters ever made.Now the Rollagas was not only recognized, it had been famous. Additional design changes were designed to it; the Sylphide and a small, smaller sized adaptation of the Aldunil was released.The very first butane table lighter (Tallboy) was developed in 1965. Extensive growth and development of the Rollagas has taken place together with a generous choice of engine turnings and lacquered finishes were available. Brand new designs for the 1970s include the D70, Dress plus the Ultimate"S" lighter, the Wheatsheaf table design and Rulerlite and Longboy desk designs. If you would like additional info concerning Dunhill Lighters, please see dunhill lighters, dunhill lighters (Comment on this)
7:50 pm	A History Behind How Ronson Lighter Grew to Be A Great American Icon Louis Aronson began his art metal works in 1886. It was not till 1923 which he put together his very first lighter and also got it patented. In 1926, Aronson produced his Banjo lighter with automated operation. It became a huge success for the Ronson company. Ronson lighter are well noted for its eccentric and fashionable design. The Ronson Enterprise arose in the 1890's in Newark, New Jersey as the "Art Metal Works Company". Originally, the company manufactured a range of ornamental products along the lines of trophies, figurines, bookends, lamps, incense burners, and other household related objects. The items were for the most part inspired by Oriental and European influences. The Art Metal Works Company first started to produce lighters during the period that the "flint" increased in popularity. The 1st lighters involved both pocket and table models, and were called the striker lighters, that had been named following the system used to run them (a piece of flint would strike a metal bar covered with naphtha soaked in asbestos). The technicalities within the system was intriguing - when the steel bar made contact with the flint, the resulting spark would spark the asbestos that is coated in lighting fluid and create a flame. Afterwards, a new and much more successful lighter was manufactured called the Banjo. The Banjo was built by the owner of The Arts Metals Works Company Louis V. Aronson. It was initially an automatic lighter that helped the task of lighting smoking cigarettes and pipes through an easier system. The Banjo lighter could fire up and make a fire in one slick movement. Known as the "press it lights, release its out" system, it turned a staple in the lighter manufacturing industry. The Ronson Company employed this new lighting technique to its advantage and integrated it into a variety of decorative items such as lighting fixtures and figurines, which changed into decorative table lighters. The Touch Tip Lighter was an example of Ronson's most effective lighter systems. This method included a removable rod that ignited when it made connection with the lighting device. This simple, yet elegant design helped users to navigate the removable rod towards the item they wanted to be lit, consequently demonstrating to be a user-friendly system. The Touch Tip system was employed for a numerous functions. The Ronson Touch Tip lighter also starred in the motion picture "The Maltese Falcon", among Hollywood's countless prominent works of cinema. Out of every one of its designs, the Ronson Bartender Touch Tip is certainly the most popular one of the Touch Tip production. Likewise, the Touch Tip line was highlighted with other extra models for example ashtrays, wall clocks, and cigarette containers. Within the mid 1930's, The Ronson Corporation put the pencil lighter onto the market in various different types. Among the most widely used Ronson products, some of the most distinctive and popular lighters are included - particularly, the ones that had the cigarette case and lighter combo were probably the most attractive because of their enameled deco designs. Within the 1950's, as the new butane lighter system became popular, Ronson had taken advantage of it and manufactured its own set of butane-run lighters, the Ronson Varaflame Lighters. If you'd like additional info relevant to Ronson Lighters, go to colibri lighters, colibri lighters (Comment on this)