1930s sterling & platinum lift arm lighter for 40.00

[lumhechati1]

1930's sterling & platinum lift arm lighter for 40.00

I bought this lighter thinking it was just an old Mexico sterling lighter but found out it's made of sterling(93.5%)-platinum(6.5%).It weighs 62.grams so it has 4 grams of platinum.It's platinet which is sterling and platinum.It works great melt is 180.00 not bad for 40.00

 

[diggummup]

Very cools old lighter. The only thing is, "platinet" is much newer than your lighter, or so it would appear.




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[jerseyben]

I bought this lighter thinking it was just an old Mexico sterling lighter but found out it's made of sterling(93.5%)-platinum(6.5%).It weighs 62.grams so it has 4 grams of platinum.It's platinet which is sterling and platinum.It works great melt is 180.00 not bad for 40.00View attachment 1144067View attachment 1144068View attachment 1144069

What leads you to believe the sterling/platinum mix?

 

[lumhechati1]

There were 2 others on sold e-bay one for 45.-other was 68.00.Platinet didn't have a trademark,patent claim.The refinery claimed the trade mark 2011.

 

[lumhechati1]

platinet platinum and sterling mix

I and my family are gold buyers,yet even so i just heard of platinet and contacted the refinery i use NTR.METALS and yup it's 93.5%silver and 6.5% platinum mix-no copper,no nickel only silver and platinum.mine has 4 grams of platinum and 59.grams of silver.Had content e-rayed.

 

[lumhechati1]

Check www.silverstyles.com---refineries check metals Platinet and check e-back sold list's for 2 examples from 1930's-sterling mexico platinet lighter

 

[jerseyben]

DUH! My apologies... I just noticed that it is stamped "platinet" in the 2nd pic. Very interesting. Never saw something like this before.

 

[lumhechati1]

Thats o.k 2 sold one e-bay for 100 for both i wish i saw them i'd have bought for the melt alone.

 

[diggummup]

Platinet didn't have a trademark,patent claim.The refinery claimed the trade mark 2011.

Makes sense. It's a new mark to me so thanks for bringing it to my attention.

 

[kevsctt]

I bought this lighter thinking it was just an old Mexico sterling lighter but found out it's made of sterling(93.5%)-platinum(6.5%).It weighs 62.grams so it has 4 grams of platinum.It's platinet which is sterling and platinum.It works great melt is 180.00 not bad for 40.00View attachment 1144067View attachment 1144068View attachment 1144069

That is one hell of a lighter. Beautiful.