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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 43143, member: 44&quot;]The patent 2723547 was filed Sep 3, 1953 and published Nov. 22, 1955. It was issued to a &quot;Harold P. Bellavance, Attleboro, Mass., assignor to United Findings Co. Inc.&quot; a MA corporation. It was for a pocket lighter mechanism. &quot;...of the type in which manual pressure upon an actuator will lift a wick cap and at the same time throw a spark to ignite the wick.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/patents/US2723547" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.google.com/patents/US2723547" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/patents/US2723547</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2723547.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2723547.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2723547.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Table lighter with same patent number in a different holder:</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cigarette-Table-Lighter-United-Copper-Brass-Patent-No-2-723-547/151568506438?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&amp;_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29310%26meid%3D029c4077e1154191b41cb2726528ac5d%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D161501122883" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cigarette-Table-Lighter-United-Copper-Brass-Patent-No-2-723-547/151568506438?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&amp;_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29310%26meid%3D029c4077e1154191b41cb2726528ac5d%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D161501122883" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cigarette-Table-Lighter-United-Copper-Brass-Patent-No-2-723-547/151568506438?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&amp;_trkparms=aid=222007&amp;algo=SIC.MBE&amp;ao=1&amp;asc=29310&amp;meid=029c4077e1154191b41cb2726528ac5d&amp;pid=100011&amp;rk=1&amp;rkt=1&amp;sd=161501122883</a></p><p><br /></p><p>and another one in a different holder but says manufactured by the United Findings Co. 1/3rd to 1/2 of the way down the page:</p><p><a href="http://table-lighters.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://table-lighters.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html" rel="nofollow">http://table-lighters.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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