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[Chouffleur]

If you belong to a *very* select group there is an eBay item you might find interesting.

 

That group being smokers who own a Parker 75 Ciselé (spelling?) fountain pen.

 

 

 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-1960s-PARKER-75-STERLING-SILVER-LIGHTER-CISELE/283974900315

 

Have fun.

 

 

[carlos.q]

Very nice! But awfully expensive....

[PAKMAN]

Very Cool!

[Olya]

I love vintage lighters, I've never been a smoker, but watching Mad Men and the beautiful lighters (Betty in particular had some nice ones) made me want to purchase some! I didn't, as there's little point to it, but gosh were those lighters stunning! And to me unusual designs (I'm used to seeing Zippo, BIC style and those long ones for lighting candles).

[Estycollector]

Lighters are interesting. Being a non smoker, I never needed one, but I do appreciate having a reliable fire starter for other purposes,

[senzen]

Not a smoker but nice find, perfect spelling. As for the price: ouch. Another good find would be the original lighter on which the Ciselé is based...

[toymachine]

I read the Parker 75 was inspired by a cigarette case... so they later released their own Cisele lighter?? Interesting. Non smoker so limited appeal but a cool artifact.

 

edit- originally wrote lighter, and added reference.

Edited August 31, 2020 by toymachine

[loganrah]

I wonder if they made these in other patterns. If the price was a little lower I might buy this one and then the matching pen...

[Carguy]

I am a smoker but if this is a reincarnation of the useless Flameinaire, then I wouldn’t give you $10.00 for it!!

[JotterAddict62]

I am a smoker but if this is a reincarnation of the useless Flameinaire, then I wouldn’t give you $10.00 for it!!

Last Nov. my Brother fixed both Flameinaire I have.

[Wolverine1]

I am not a smoker, but own a few lighters. I think I would like to buy a vintage Zippo lighter with the Parker logo on it, at the Ohio Pen Show, maybe in 2021, since I wont be going this year.

[Ron Z]

I've never smoked, but during my radio years I always carried a butane lighter in the winter. Sometimes the only way to open a lock to get through the gate to the transmitter building.

[parkergeo]

Speaking of the Parker Flaminaire, the key to getting use out of one of those lighters is to source the correct size Butabloc butane refill tank from Europe, where many Flaminaires were sold with valves that allowed the Butabloc to be easily refilled (a feature that Parker unfortunately elected not to include in their lighters marketed in the US). Beyond that, you may need to drill out the old decomposed flint to clear the tube and allow replacement, but if you have the skills to replace a pressure bar and re-sac a fountain pen, it's a fun and manageable little project.