Bidspirit auction | Zippo, Win, Konwal & Reliance


Zippo, Win, Konwal & Reliance Lighters - An assortment of vintage pocket lighters in various materials and finishes, including chrome, brushed steel, and gold-tone plating. Several pieces are presented in original cardboard boxes with cotton batting. The collection features several examples from the Zippo Manufacturing Company, with base stamps including an impressed logo reading ZIPPO above BRADFORD, PA. and a patent mark for PAT. 2517191. Another Zippo lighter bears the brand logo flanked by vertical slash marks. Other identifiable makers include a chrome-finished windproof lighter with a base stamp reading WIN 007 BUTANE GAS LIGHTER WINDPROOF and a lighter with an impressed mark reading KONWAL SUPER JAPAN. A tan-colored pocket lighter features a recessed base plate marked RELIANCE JAPAN. Decorative elements across the lot include an applied brass-tone buck or deer emblem, a seashell motif, and a brown ceramic-style lighter featuring a raised pretzel motif with a white adhesive label reading 8.00. Souvenir and commemorative pieces include a silver-tone lighter engraved with pyramids and a camel under the words CAIRO EGYPT, a lighter featuring a circular enameled emblem for the NAVAL SHIP R&D CENTER, and one with a shield emblem for the COMMANDER IN CHIEF UNITED STATES NAVAL FORCES EUROPE. Various inventory or price stickers are present, including a white label marked 178, a circular label marked 101, and a small green and white sticker marked 650.