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Found that this maybe a British import 1927 hallmark maybe star of David with a wh inside so maybe german done a bit of research but couldn' find a wh. Any thoughts also how did these work.

 

You're right, it has the London import mark, with the M for 1927.
I also think German. A while back we had a Hanau maker's mark with a star of David, but that was a different one.

 

Thanks aj

 

Pleasure, as always.

 

i wonder the same,how do they work,regular lighter fluid?

 

It's called a lift-arm lighter.

The horizontal tube holds the flintstone. The lighter-juice and the wick and the wadding goes into the body of the lighter, through a hole in the bottom. You lift the arm (hence the name) and you strike the wheel.

That sparks, and the sparks light the fumes coming off of the wick, turning the lighter on. To extinguish the flame, you simply snap the arm back down over the wick.

If everything is clean and in working order, that's how it happens.

It's a very old-fashioned type of lighter. I've never seen one of these that was dated past the 1930s. Ordinary zippo-style flints, wicks and fuel will be all you need to get it going.

 

Here, this'll help:



The wick is curled up (see image) like shown, with wadding in between (usually cotton balls). The juice (lighter fuel) is poured in from the underside and the fuel-cap is screwed back on. The cap may or may not have a secret compartment inside it. That's there to hold another flint, in case you need one in an emergency.

They're very easy devices to use. If the flint-wheel is worn out, then using it will be hard, but when they work, they work really well. And they're lots of fun, too!!