Talk:Lighter

Are lighters with wicks still used? I haven't seen them outside of antique shops? Rmhermen 21:17, Oct 20, 2003 (UTC)

Second paragraph, line one. See also, "Zippo." ---

Could someone add a bit about "match lighters"? Search ebay if you don't know what I mean.

Zippo lighters are still used often. Some use them for smoking because they prefer the taste, or just for nostalgia's sake. Others use them for generic purposes, or for tricks. They are, however, rarer than bics or newer variants. -Idiot with a gun

Requested move

Lighter (fire starter) → lighter – common household device would seem to take precedence over a variation of barge (and the needless expansion to lighter than air) —Mulad (talk) June 30, 2005 16:51 (UTC)

Support — Pekinensis 30 June 2005 17:15 (UTC)
Oppose, the barges are pretty common too. Gdr 4 July 2005 20:43 (UTC)
Support violet/riga (t) 19:47, 11 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This article has been renamed after the result of a move request. violet/riga (t) 19:47, 11 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

History

An anonymous person added:

When was the lighter invented?

That was my thought precisely when I read this article! Apparently the Zippo was invented in 1932 [1]. But lighters predate this - they were around in WW1 according to [2]. Or the 19th century according to this page [3] (but can you believe any page written in Comic Sans?). Richard W.M. Jones 18:57, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

precisely my thoughts as well - can we get some concrete info on this?EunuchOmerta 02:47, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The German Wikipedia article has a section on the history of the lighter. Here's a partial translation:

The American firm Repeating Light Co. in Springfield received a patent in 1865 for the pocket lighter they developed. Modern pocket lighters have existed since the beginning of the 20th Century, when the Austrian Carl Auer von Welsbach invented the pyrophoric alloy in 1903. Ferrocerium is used to this day in disposable lighters. - GilliamJF 23:46, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Colored Flames

How about adding a section on the various types of lighter flames. Isn't it a special metal in the head that burns with the flame changing the color to a green or red torch look? DMZ 20:26, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Collectors of Zippos

I have noticed there are several sites able to show links to thier sites. However, I have been told Im not allowd to follow this practice. What is the requirement to have an external link from wikipedia? Thanks webmaster of www.lighterpros.com

See: Wikipedia:External_links. Wikipedia isn't a place for you to gain PageRank or sell lighters. Buy some Adwords adverts if you want to do that. Richard W.M. Jones 09:21, 23 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Refillable Butane Lighters

I've heard that there are some butane lighters that you can refill, however the lighter itself needs to be of a slightly (and more expensive) type, thus making them much less common.
~ender 2006-11-22 10:15:AM MST