Cigarette lighters can be subdivided into three types: pocket lighters, table lighters and compact lighters with cases.

Dunhill is the most popular and desirable name for collectors. Their first lighter was released in the early 1920s and they are still producing today.

Other collectable manufacturers are Ronson, who have been making lighters for over 100 years and invented the automatic lighter in 1926, and Zippo, which was founded in 1932.

Lighter collectors should look for inset watches or concealed features such as compacts.

Early lighters were powered by naphtha, a petroleum mixture, and these are more desirable than the butane gas lighters, that were introduced in the late 1940s.

Lighters made from precious materials, often by jewelers, or those in novelty shapes such as aeroplanes and animals are popular. Wear to plating or loss of parts of covering will affect value detrimentally, as will dents or splits. Replaced parts will more...

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Sterling silver grenade table lighter, marked St.Sterling, with…

Silver Grenade Table Lighter Presented by Regiment, 1901-1931

Sterling silver grenade table lighter, marked St.Sterling, with pierced flame wick holder above a screw cap, the spherical body engraved 'S.Q.M.S. C.A.Elvy//R.N.Z.A//1901-1931//Presented by The// Regiment, with weighted base, total weight 144gm, height 10…

An Art Deco novelty penguin table cigar lighter, circa 1930, 21.…

1930s Art Deco Penguin Table Cigar Lighter - 21.5 cm

An Art Deco novelty penguin table cigar lighter, circa 1930, 21.5 cm high

Vintage table cigar lighter, bronze toad, dog statue and cup,…

Bronze Toad, Dog Statue, Cup, Bonsai Pot, Ivory Monkey

Vintage table cigar lighter, bronze toad, dog statue and cup, bonsai pot and ivory monkey statue, (6 items), dog statue 17 cm high

Vintage and antique cigarette lighters, Zippo lighter and…

Vintage Lighters and Ashtrays Collection

Vintage and antique cigarette lighters, Zippo lighter and novelty ashtrays, 19th and 20th century, (12 items), the Dewar's porcelain example 12 cm diameter

Tobacciana - cigarette lighters: small collection of vintage…

Vintage Cigarette Lighter Collection (18 Pieces)

Tobacciana - cigarette lighters: small collection of vintage cigarette lighters including boxed Beattie, jet lighter, Austrian-made, mini fox, miniature Coca-Cola bottle type, etc; c.1950s-90s. (18)

Japanese Komai damascene cigarette case & lighter the cigarette…

Japanese Komai Damascene Cigarette Case and Lighter Set

Japanese Komai damascene cigarette case & lighter the cigarette case decorated with an Egyptian revival scene, the light with a Japanese figural scene, in a case

Table lighter cold painted budgerigar, smokers compendium,…

Budgerigar Table Lighter & Smokers Compendium

Table lighter cold painted budgerigar, smokers compendium, height 18 cm

Dunhill 'Tinder Pistol' cigar lighter, 20th century, stamped…

Dunhill Tinder Pistol Cigar Lighter

Dunhill 'Tinder Pistol' cigar lighter, 20th century, stamped 'Dunhill, Tinder pistol, made in England, 14.5 cm long

Vintage novelty lighter in the form of a gun fitted on a timber…

Gun-shaped novelty lighter on timber stand

Vintage novelty lighter in the form of a gun fitted on a timber stand

Rare Early chromed metal figural cigarette lighter depicting…

Chromed metal dancer cigarette lighter

Rare Early chromed metal figural cigarette lighter depicting standing woman dancer, with attached cigarette lighter, including wick, on circular chrome base, unmarked to base, height 18 cm approx.

George V sterling silver figural cigar lighter Birmingham 1911,…

George V Figural Cigar Lighter with Standing Cat Figure

George V sterling silver figural cigar lighter Birmingham 1911, makers Philip Hanson Abbot, standing cat figure with inbuilt wick and lighter, with beaker form ashtray, height 13 cm, weight 152 grams.

Pair of lighter pistols, in the form of flintlock, on stands,…

Flintlock Pistol Pair on Stands

Pair of lighter pistols, in the form of flintlock, on stands, (2)

A vintage ceramic black cat & lamp shade lighter, c 1950's,…

1950s Black Cat Lamp Lighter

A vintage ceramic black cat & lamp shade lighter, c 1950's, height 15 cm

Pistol cigarette lighter

Pistol Lighter: A Smokin' Hot Accessory

Pistol cigarette lighter

Novelty terrier dog lighter

Terrier Lighter - A Novelty Dog Design

Novelty terrier dog lighter

A Victorian silver plate Castle cigar lighter, later 19th…

Victorian Castle Cigar Lighter

A Victorian silver plate Castle cigar lighter, later 19th century, a novelty table top lighter in the form of a motte and bailey castle with a 'Brickwork' castellated keep and three turrets, the central turret with standard covering the spirit reservoir…

A cigarette table lighter in the form of a gun [in original…

Gun-shaped lighter and vintage car box

A cigarette table lighter in the form of a gun [in original box] plus decorative box with 1911 Damlier, car missing grill

Unusual table lighter, in the form of a slot machine, 17 cm x…

Slot Machine Table Lighter

Unusual table lighter, in the form of a slot machine, 17 cm x 15 cm

An unusual late Victorian silver and ivory tusk cigar lighter.…

Victorian Silver and Ivory Cigar Lighter

An unusual late Victorian silver and ivory tusk cigar lighter. 1898, the slim elephant ivory tusk is fitted to a spherical gimbal hung oil lamp bowl. Hallmarked London 1898. Maker JB. Total length 46 cm

Collectable Japanese camera lighter, c.1949, set with tripod…

Japanese Camera Lighter with Tripod Stand and Compass (1949)

Collectable Japanese camera lighter, c.1949, set with tripod stand and compass in black and chrome finish, height 9 cm

A novelty Mobilgas tin lithographed cigarette lighter, circa…

Vintage Mobilgas Cigarette Lighter Tin

A novelty Mobilgas tin lithographed cigarette lighter, circa 1940s-50s

Antique sterling silver grenade cigar lighter, hallmarked…

1912 London Hallmarked Sterling Silver Grenade Cigar Lighter

Antique sterling silver grenade cigar lighter, hallmarked London 1912, 8.5 cm high approx., some dents

Two vintage novelty cigarette lighters

Vintage Novelty Cigarette Lighters

Two vintage novelty cigarette lighters

A sterling silver table lighter, 1891 London, with maker's mark…

William Comyns Sterling Silver Table Lighter

A sterling silver table lighter, 1891 London, with maker's mark for William Comyns, the weighted pedestal lighter of fluted and crimped design with domed cover, lighting apparatus, and typical twin winged maiden handles; hallmarked to upper body, total…

Vintage chrome plated jet table lighter 16 cm long approx

Chrome Plated Jet Table Lighter - Vintage Collectible

Vintage chrome plated jet table lighter 16 cm long approx

A black cat ceramic lighter, c.1930's. Height 14 cm

1930's Black Cat Ceramic Lighter

A black cat ceramic lighter, c.1930's. Height 14 cm

Ronson novelty lighter, in the form of a pepper mill, 12 cm…

Pepper Mill Lighter by Ronson - 12cm

Ronson novelty lighter, in the form of a pepper mill, 12 cm high approx.

A rare antique Shell Oil Co lighter fluid pump modelled as a…

Antique Shell Oil Bowser Lighter Fluid Pump

A rare antique Shell Oil Co lighter fluid pump modelled as a petrol bowser, c1900s, this example with Shell Oil and model #136 marks to base along with Ross Robbins & Co, Melbourne Foundry marks and Reg No 2683(?). original paint and chrome finish. Height…

Vintage Coca Cola bottle lighter

Coca Cola Bottle Lighter - Vintage Collectible

Vintage Coca Cola bottle lighter

Sterling silver cigarette lighter in the form of a miniature…

Silver Chamber Stick Lighter

Sterling silver cigarette lighter in the form of a miniature chamber stick

A WMF Art Nouveau figural maiden cigar lighter / lamp c.1900.…

WMF Art Nouveau Maiden Cigar Lighter/Lamp

A WMF Art Nouveau figural maiden cigar lighter / lamp c.1900. Silver plated base metal. Stamped 'WMF' to base. Height 19 cm

An Art Deco table lighter in the form of a rocket propelled…

Art Deco Rocket Plane Table Lighter

An Art Deco table lighter in the form of a rocket propelled plane, circa 1930. 13 cm high by 23 cm long

An unusual multi coloured bakelite lighter in the form of a…

Multi-Coloured Toucan Bakelite Lighter on Onyx Base

An unusual multi coloured bakelite lighter in the form of a Toucan, French, circa 1930, on green onyx base with makers label. 12.5 cm high