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I cricet in your pocket just in case if Zippo petrol over.)

I still was not like that petrol would not be ended and . Well, cricket is always lying around the house, the best way of disposable lighter

Message edited 3:21 - July 5, 2009 user solobok

Spirit of St.Louis (SOSL) - this is a wonderful brand, and due to its styling (mostly under twenty to thirty years), and because of the history. The logo, available in almost every product of the company, shows the plane with the same name, in which Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic. He flew from New York, May 20, 1927 on board the single-engine monoplane, and landed in Paris on 21 May. Dashboard aircraft started a legend. In her sketch, but with the addition of new levers, buttons, today released high-tech radio and CD-player. In addition, SOSL produces many more all things, mostly, "as if for travelers": folding (and easy) alarm clocks, compasses, different combinations of compasses and watches, hiking kits with flasks, shakers and glasses, hiking kits games (backgammon, chess, checkers, cards, etc.), table clocks with various symbols of the immortal flight (and there's even a clock with a figure of Lindberg's full-length or, for example, in the form of screws his plane), is in the range of even a humidor for cigars and much, much more. The style of these things I just leads to thrill! Such things would be all living statutes, along with retro furniture.

A flight was FANTASTIC! First, Lindbergh flew nonstop on a small monoplane. As a result, he had to turn to the fuel tank all the nose of the aircraft, so the pilot is a kind of "inside" the tank. Second, he had to reduce the weight, remove all the navigation equipment. He flew on the eyes! Across the Atlantic! Third, he was flying alone, without a partner and without any support. Had that - and skiff. He declined to parachute from the radio, replaced heavy braided leather seat, custom-made lightweight boots and even cut the card, leaving only necessary for a particular part of the course. All pilots in such a serious flight multiengine samlety prefer to have a reserve in case of failure of any of the engines. Lindbergh flew to the single-engine. I do not understand how he is this "toy" this is cranked.

Here dialogue Lindbergh and his plane design, reproduced in a Hollywood movie based on the book Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis."

- How about the radio?
- Radio decided not to take.
- All take the radio.
- All large aircraft, and we have little.
- Oh Kay. Where to install the sextant?
- Nowhere. What's the point? You can not simultaneously operate a sextant and fly a plane.
- No sextant? And how will you determine the direction?
- The compass. I will take the exact direction to depart from New York and will be checking every hundred miles.
- And the water?
- I will determine the direction of the waves of the wind.
- I hope the rest will take the Lord.
- Lord, I do not bother. Take everything for themselves.

Incidentally, this film to the thirtieth trip took Billy Wilder, author of super popular "Some Like It Hot" ("Some Like It Hot.")

Without rest or sleep aviator flew 27 hours over the ocean. When Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget, where it was waiting for the crowd - the plane is seen over Ireland, and then saw it here and there, reporting on progress. Long before landing near the airfield crowd, limited barriers, but, seeing the Spirit of St.Louis, she just swept away all the barriers and rushed to the hero.

By the way, the name of the aircraft was given several industrialists, of St. Louis, which funded the Lindbergh flight, and after the grand success of the action organized by the brand that exists to this day.

So, having a cigarette lighter in the collection, even modern production feel a "smell of aviation history" (and, in the literal sense, too, considering the smell of fuel, if the lighter gasoline).

In the above image - a wonderful copy of the "lift-arm!"

But my naborchik: duo of lighters and ashtrays. Ashtray in constant (as seen in

picture), lighter - from time to time.

kypexin writes:

Decided to write in a separate forum. Someone even collects zazhigalochnye other brands like Ronson or something else? I've dabble ploskenkimi: http://zippocollector.ru/archi ..... non-Zippo-

Very interesting lighters for sale I have not popadalis.Kstati same participates in the Alfred Hitchcock film "Strangers on a Train" in 1951 goda.Edva if not in one of the main characters ...))

Golden-Joker wrote:

Personally, I have when gasoline ends here's a lighter, in printsepe not bad, Classic :)))))

Aha! Wooden Zippo =)

I have on occasion obezbenzinivaniya Zippo, first in his pocket disposable Cricket, then there was a pocket canister - great :)

Accidentally found some some old gas lighter, disassembled, cleaned - only work here that for the manufacturer and can not identify but die a little unclear on the bottom - no indication of its nature (later upload pictures, who can help you determine what kind of miracle :)

I do not know where and I do not remember how I got to the petrol lighter apparently Soviet times. Frankly I do not know what it's called, is not written on it =)) But on the bottom of the stamp is not clear and the price 6r60k ... Actually that's why I understand that made in USSR =)) Made of aluminum, only the mechanism of ignition is apparently made of brass. A kind of Soviet version Ronson =)) will soon upload pictures of this miracle. Wait

As promised here is the photo of the lighter =)

that scrawled on the inserts do not pay attention - this is a kid I probably hudozhnichal =))

Price 6 rubles 60 kopecks! Nifigasse! :) :) Quite expensive for the Soviet Union!

slay writes:

What do you think? Seen before such =))

Among the Soviet - I do not remember :)

Message edited 4:06 - October 13, 2009 By botas

Matawan Black Crackle, USA, ~ 1942-45

Scripto VU-lighter, USA, ~ 1960

Message edited 3:12 - October 13, 2009 By botas

Palladium-Joker wrote:

But for example in gas there 60's valve starts to act up because of the time?

Theoretically - gas lighter 60s can act up with high probability. Indeed, gas lighters must be kept in the body high blood pressure. Need sealed. Rubber. Which will eventually crack.

Here tucking gasoline script - it will become clear how a 40-year-old lighters remained sealed screw-cap with a rubber gasket on the bottom.

Palladium-Joker wrote:

Yeah look, and accomplish your goal, it is very interesting, I think is still a bit rassohlas though despite what tires was there

Check Script. Flowing. Rubber cracked. I think that can be repaired by cutting a similar seal of rubber. As ever talk about it in more detail.

botas writes:

Palladium-Joker wrote:

Yeah look, and accomplish your goal, it is very interesting, I think is still a bit rassohlas though despite what tires was there

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Check Script. Flowing. Rubber cracked. I think that can be repaired by cutting a similar seal of rubber. As ever talk about it in more detail.

ehhh, sorry that is leaking, but in any case, the gasket can be replaced by a home-made. In the same way Thorens benzip just filled without any wool like, let's see what will happen with me, but I think there will be nothing to flow

botas writes:

Plan here in the near future to review this original lighters - Scripto VU-lighter. :)

What do you mean? Pleased to read! Lighter liked me, so I look forward to your review, thanks for telling about the dice, I think the idea is very interesting and original!