This lighter is one separated from a cigarette case mid-late 1930s. In some Evans materials this size is referenced as "Supreme" and sometimes as "King".Įvans Trig-A-Lite Lighter / Case Combinationsĭesign Patent for Case Patent Design Patent for Case The Spitfire lighters were produced from 1940 onwardĬeL-0C0 Petite lighter is pop-up removable from case The Roller Bearing lighters were produced c. vintage ronson mother of pearl lighter, cigarette case + stratton compact mirrorapproximate size of lighter is 4 x 4 x 1cm. Has some dinks and scratches but to be expected due to age and wear but still a great item which can still be used. Vintage ronson cigarette ,case and lipstick. The Spitfires date from about 1940 onward. VINTAGE RONSON CIGARETTE ,CASE AND LIPSTICK HOLD. Still, the pictures of the Guillooche part made a fine example for how this process works.Įvans Oval lighters were produced as "Spitfire" lighters (as seen below) and also, prior to that, as Roller Bearing and then Trig-A-Lites. Unfortunately, the cap is missing and much of the Guilloche has come off. This is a rare example of an Evans Lipstick lighter put out in 1955. Evans lift arm lighters date from the late 1920s through the early 1930s. In the Evans lift arm lighters, the flint striker wheel assembly is removed to change the flint - see the detail picture. Made from about 1949 through the late 1950s in several styles and modelsĪnother View Another View Another View Another View 1954 The purse lighter had the ladies lighter, coin holder, mirror, compact, comb, place for lipstick, and even a very small, flat purse compartment or for cigarettes. Toward the end, the Evans Company made butane lighters.Ĭ. Store Display Banner Store Display Autos c. Here, both Evans' terms Limoge and Cloisonne are referenced as Guilloche. Limoge is a French city and is also the name for a certain process of applying enamels to copper and pottery. Click on any image for a high resolution picture. I have also included other Classic makes of Lighters and Accessories that I have collected over the last 25 years.I hope you enjoy viewing my collection as much as I do sharing it with you. Limoge: Some lighters, in addition to being referenced in Evans' materials as cloisonne is referenced in other materials a s'Limoges' - French enamel. This site is dedicated to Evans Glass Enamel and Enamel Cigarette Lighters. No stretch of the word 'cloisonne' makes the term correct for these lighters. PATENT: From the mid-1940s through 1952 Evans automatic lighters carried the Ronson patent number - This PatentĬloisonne / Guilloche: Evans' catalogs refer to their Guilloche lighters as 'cloisonne'. C Ch Cl Co Com Cor D Dunhill E F Evans G H I-J K Ke L M Maj Mas Mete N Negbaur O MIOJ P Pak Pe Po-Q R-Ri Ro-Rv Ronson S Se Str Sup T Thorens U-We Wh-Z Unbranded Ashtrays Collections Misc Items PLEASE NOTE: Some enlargements may require scrolling to see the whole image. Lighters: #-A Ac Ami B Bowers Br Camel, etc.