Pencils With Built-In Lighters

[jonveley]

I finally got around to organizing and photographing my combination pencil-lighters, and I added several new pages to the museum covering them. Now featured are Ronson, Lite-O-Rite, Automet, Stewart, Havalite, Chase-Light, Write-Light and Neldun.

 

Any other information on these is appreciated! The link to the pencil museum is just below.

[Inka]

When I had gone over to our former Bishops house, he'd showed me a lighter/ pencil his father had given to him before his passing.

I don't recall the brand or model, but he would like me to research it for him so he knows what it is and what it could be worth not to sell but to keep it safe if it's rare and valuable.

I'll see if I can borrow the pencil/lighter from him, take some pictures and do some research on it.

 

I've not yet look over the Link you've provided to the Mechanical Pencil Museum. When I do so, I'm thinking that could be a very valuable resource to finding what exactly this MP/Lighter combo could be, so for that alone I am truly grateful to you!

 

Are you the owner of The Pen Museum? Seeing where you'd said "I finally got around to organizing and photographing my combination pencil-lighters, and I added several new pages to the museum covering them." it made me think you could be the owner. If not I'm still very interested in reading more about your collection/s, even more I'm excited to see there's a place I can go to research those pen/lighters-of-old for my friend to know what he has before his older kids get hold of them and totally destroy them!

 

Kids these days of all age groups [well not all of them of course but many], seem to have no concept of personal space or personal property or simply don't care and I see that almost every day.

 

Thanks!

[JefferyS]

Maybe BIC made a pen/lighter.

[jonveley]

Maybe BIC made a pen/lighter.

God I hope not.

[jonveley]

When I had gone over to our former Bishops house, he'd showed me a lighter/ pencil his father had given to him before his passing.

I don't recall the brand or model, but he would like me to research it for him so he knows what it is and what it could be worth not to sell but to keep it safe if it's rare and valuable.

I'll see if I can borrow the pencil/lighter from him, take some pictures and do some research on it.

 

I've not yet look over the Link you've provided to the Mechanical Pencil Museum. When I do so, I'm thinking that could be a very valuable resource to finding what exactly this MP/Lighter combo could be, so for that alone I am truly grateful to you!

 

Are you the owner of The Pen Museum? Seeing where you'd said "I finally got around to organizing and photographing my combination pencil-lighters, and I added several new pages to the museum covering them." it made me think you could be the owner. If not I'm still very interested in reading more about your collection/s, even more I'm excited to see there's a place I can go to research those pen/lighters-of-old for my friend to know what he has before his older kids get hold of them and totally destroy them!

Yep, I'm it. One collector just throwin' it all out there. I designed the museum so that if you do a google search with the name on a pencil and the word "pencil," I pop up. At least on the off brands...

 

I've thought about adding a price guide to help the ebay guys, but I'm not sure how accurate it would be even if it were my honest opinions. After all, if I like something I'll pay more than anyone else will, but as little as I have to......

[JefferyS]

It would be best to have a Bic cigarette lighter that writes, as opposed to a Bic pen that can produce a flame.

[Inka]

I've not yet gotten with the owner of the pencil/lighter but I do have a mechanical pencil question.

Apologies right off getting a bit off-topic, but I do have a fondness of mechanical pencils and not sure what I have with this one.

When I go to The Mechanical Pencil Museum, look under Parker, I do see a picture of a pencil I'd purchased a year or two ago.

The thing is I bought it from someone that listed it as a Parker Jotter, not having a push button but rather a twist feed I don't think it is a Jotter.

Is the orange pencil in this picture one of those referred to as "others" found @ 18. Parker 45s, Jotter pencils and others. Here's a selection of later-model Parkers. , 3rd pencil from the far right of the shot?

Mine looks a lot like that in size and color, in-person the orange looks almost florescent as it's an extremely bright almost electric orange.

http://www.jonathanveley.com./images/stories/pencils/p1010469.jpg

 

P.S./ ADDENDUM:

It's really a cool pencil, fairly hefty having the feel of quality and the twist-feed mechanism runs smooth as oiled silk.

Even the original eraser is still fully intact and unused and extra leads inside under the eraser, would like to know what it is and if spare erasers are available.

Eraser is red, has a solid metal collar with a single split line, with cross-hatched or diamond cut knurling along the top rim edge, a quality pencil all around.

I just have no idea what model name it is, what other name could it have, please if anything known other than other?

Edited June 15, 2011 by Inka

[jonveley]

Mine is 4 3/4" long. From the slightly domed top, it almost looks like a Parker 21, but the clip isn't right for a 21. No markings on mine to indicate what it might be.

 

I checked Tony Fischer's site, and it looks like a Parker 41.

 

http://www.parkercollector.com/parker41.html

[Inka]

I didn't even think to look at the Parker Collector Site, for a pencil [D'uh on me].

Maybe the bright orange is what they refer to as "Coral" in the listing of colors?

The color I see there is more on the red end, mine is definitely bright Halloween orange

The only markings on mine are PARKER below tip of arrow clip on cap that has a brushed finish.

On the reverse of the cap it reads MADE IN U.S.A. below the logo Parker arrow over/ through an oval.

Mine too measures @ 4-3/4", I just checked, it looks exactly like the 41 pencil, except mine is bright orange.

I think you've nailed it, that indeed looks to be my pencil and knowing it's a model 41 has put a smile on my face.

I had no idea it was this rare, according to the Website the brighter colors are even more collectible and fetching higher prices.

My mechanical pencil has no built-in lighter but it's awesome to finally know what it is, and that it's also rare, for that I thank you!

[jonveley]

I didn't even think to look at the Parker Collector Site, for a pencil [D'uh on me].

Maybe the bright orange is what they refer to as "Coral" in the listing of colors?

The color I see there is more on the red end, mine is definitely bright Halloween orange

The only markings on mine are PARKER below tip of arrow clip on cap that has a brushed finish.

On the reverse of the cap it reads MADE IN U.S.A. below the logo Parker arrow over/ through an oval.

Mine too measures @ 4-3/4", I just checked, it looks exactly like the 41 pencil, except mine is bright orange.

I think you've nailed it, that indeed looks to be my pencil and knowing it's a model 41 has put a smile on my face.

I had no idea it was this rare, according to the Website the brighter colors are even more collectible and fetching higher prices.

My mechanical pencil has no built-in lighter but it's awesome to finally know what it is, and that it's also rare, for that I thank you!

Glad to help. I'm updating my Parker page with this info, by the way. When I get the chance, I'll reshoot all my Parker photos.