12 Year Project!

romeo-1

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Happy ending story time! I found this lighter about 12 years ago in a park nearby. It was fused shut and I never tried opening it until about a year ago...and broke the top piece. I still had the bottom of the bottle and the lighter mechanism but the top part of the bottle was shattered. Threw it into a drawer and forgot about it...until yesterday! Did a quick hunt after my dental appointment and what do you know...i found a replacement for the piece I broke! Probably lit for the first time in over 60 years!
 

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Tpmetal

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Thats so cool. Thanks for sharing
 

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Great relic find, congratulations! :occasion14:
 

Brendan75

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Hi some nice finds. Congrats :icon_thumright: I have never seen a lighter like that before. i like it
 

Whyme

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Wow what are the odds! Very cool! Congrats! :icon_thumleft:
 

Reanm8er

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Very cool, any idea what the beer brand is?
 

sandchip

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So cool and great you were able to find that part. I've got a Royal Crown Cola lighter like yours that kicked around the house since I was a young'un. I did fuel it up and light it years ago, but I keep it in a case now. If I think about it, I'll throw on a picture later.
 

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What an interesting find !
Great . :icon_thumright:
 

Carolina Tom

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Thanks for sharing that. I like the happy ending.
 

A2coins

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Its a bud light Really cool old lighter
 

sandchip

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Here are those pictures I promised.

rc lighter.jpg rc lighter1.jpg
 

Greastart

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That's one...or two great finds! Can you tell what the lighter originally promoted?
Thanks for sharing.
 

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romeo-1

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That's one...or two great finds! Can you tell what the lighter originally promoted?
Thanks for sharing.

Pretty sure it's just a generic design. These also came out with playing card motifs as well.
 

Hawks88

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That lighter is a first for my eyes. Very nice find. Glad you got it working again. Congrats
 

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