Posted 7 years ago
davidallan
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Hey guys. I recently came across this item at a yard sale and I know next to nothing about it. Anyone seen one before?
1912 Capitol Lighter by Steele and Johnson | ||
| Cigar and Cigarette Lighters104 of 467 |  |  |
1912 Capitol Lighter by Steele and Johnson | ||
| Cigar and Cigarette Lighters104 of 467 | | |
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Posted 7 years ago
davidallan
(1 item)
Hey guys. I recently came across this item at a yard sale and I know next to nothing about it. Anyone seen one before?
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It looks like an oxygen bottle did that company manufacture compressed gas cylinders
Ok so I found Info it was part of a set and all 3 pieces sat on a color matched tray sold by essenjay lighter 1928
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A very unusual cigarette lighter with a complex lever action design. Marked on metal: CAPITAL LIGHTER Marked on thumb lever: PATENTED SEPT. 17, '12 From what I could find the lighter was made by the Steel & Johnson Company, also knowns as Essenjay. They produced this lighter for a short time with different bases, ashtray bases, and in cigarette stands. It was the only lighter they produced, and the green color is uncommon.
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https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/circa-1912-capitol-lighter-unusual-1834737693
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The Capitol Lighter was manufactured between 1927 and 1931 by Steele and Johnson in Waterbury (Connecticut) in the United States of America. The company was founded in Waterbury in 1851 and manufactured brass and other metal goods. The firm opened a New York shop in 1865 and ceased operation in 1933.
This unusual brass/bronze table lighter features a mechanical snap up levered mechanism. The mechanism as well the design of the lighter were invented and patented on the 10th of March 1925 (patent no. AT99438) by Josef Kluss of Vienna in Austria. The fact that Steele & Johnson Mfg. Co. used the patent filled by George S. Eldred on 17th September 1912 in the USA (patent no. US1038735) is unfounded as it features a absolutely different mechanism (semi-automatic).
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http://table-lighters.blogspot.com/2014/01/capitol-lighter-steele-johnson-of.html
https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=01038735&IDKey=C225DD130DDD%0D%0A&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fpatimg.htm