1920s Art Deco Capitol Mechanical Lever One Motion Automatic Petrol Desk Lighter
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:27179109 | Brand: capitol |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States | Featured Refinements: Torch Lighter |
| Color: brass | Type: automatic petrol mechanism |
offeredis an unusual 1920's "capitol" one motion automatic tablecigar lighter. the brass plated bottle shape lighter features a leveractivated geared "one motion" josef kluss automaticmechanism. joseph kluss of vienna austria designed this unusualmechanism in 1919 - also improved in 1923 and was later copied byessenjay to manufacture the capitol lighter. essenjay was owned bysteele & johnson of connecticut. while the capitol has a 1912patent date - they were first made in the mid 1...920's. kluss neverpatented this wonderful mechanism in the usa so essenjay tookadvantage and copied the design. i have shown photo of kluss and capitol from ballet frenchautomatique lighter book and an old essenjay ad. the lightermeasures about 4-3/8" tall x 2-7/8" across and is in good used condition. there is allover mild plating age/discoloration and a small dent that slightly detracts. the mechanics work with an slow action and is untested. the mechanism may operate with proper service but sold as a "collectible". the flint screw may not be original. overall - a rare important 1920's one motion table automatic mechanical levermechanism "capitol" desk cigar lighter for your collection.PLEASE VIEW MY "LARRY LIGHTER" VINTAGE LIGHTER POSTS ON FACEBOOKusa is priority ship cost. overseas is first class airmail except the SHIP COST to italy-china-HK-eastern europe-russia-spain-greece-taiwan- via usps priority mail only-$40. SHIP COST to vietnam-thailand-malaysia-indonesia-philippines-turkey-mideast-south america via usps express mail only at $85. please make sure to read my vintage lighter articles on the internet and on facebook. i combine shipping. **please view all the vintage lighters-ronsons- dunhills-and 20th century deco i offer on ebay. please email questions - thanks.
