Old lighters seem to have a way of piling up in the junk drawer, even if you try to stay conscientious about not keeping things around when they don't work anymore. The next time you go to clean out ...

So I came home today and there was an old lighter on my desk. It looks exactly like this: It's an old CMC continental, probably made in the mid to late 70's. The spark wheel and flint are good. I can ...

Old lighter restoration. In this video, I showed the restoration of a rare lighter from the beginning of the 20th century. I bought this lighter at an antique store. The seller said the lighter ...

WW1 lighter restoration. This is an old World War I trench lighter in the shape of a shrapnel shell. I like these lighters and decided to restore this old lighter. I removed the rust and polished the ...

BRADFORD, Pa. – Derrick Stainton can’t stop talking about his old flames. He’s got more than 1,000 of them at home in Scotland. “My daughter thinks I’m crazy,” the 54-year-old welder said. The objects ...

The little-known but seemingly innocent hobby of cigarette-lighter collecting, embraced by a sliver of the American populace that fancies everything from classic Zippos to ornate Art Deco Ronsons, has ...

When you want to impress while cooking at home, you break out a time tested trick: the flambé -- but the wrong lighter could ...

BRADFORD, Pa. – Derrick Stainton can’t stop talking about his old flames. He’s got more than 1,000 of them at home in Scotland. “My daughter thinks I’m crazy,” the 54-year-old welder said. The objects ...

CHICAGO — The little-known but seemingly innocent hobby of cigarette-lighter collecting, embraced by a sliver of the American populace that fancies everything from classic Zippos to ornate Art Deco ...