IMCO 6500 Table Petrol Lighter 1950 By Julius Franz Meister In Green Chromed Steel

Candle Triplex 6500 table lighter designed by IMCO.

This is a brilliantly engineered, unusual and quite ingenious semi-automatic table petrol lighter designed by Julius Franz Meister in Austria, back in the 1950. This model was made by the IMCO company and was named Candle triplex 6500. Has been crafted in solid chromed steel, with aluminum parts and embellished with green lacquer. This lighter is in unused grade, never fired and in superb mint condition with the original box from the stated period. About the mechanic, there is a button on the inserted lighter - pressure solution for stone-flint change. The lighter has a sliding flame regulator or windshield, a space in the base-socket for reserve stones-flints and a special filling tank that you can either pull out for filling or you can pull out the bottom for filling. Stunning modernist design.

Model: Triplex Candle Table lighter 6500.

Materials: Chromed Steel, aluminum and green lacquer.

Weight: All together 66.30 Grams.

Measurements: 63.5 mm by 63.5 mm by 207 mm (2.50 x 2.50 x 8.15 Inches).

Rarity: Rare in mint, never fired condition and with the original box.

Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed as follow; "IMCO MADE IN AUSTRIA 6500".

IMCO

IMCO was a very important Austrian manufacturer of cigarette lighters. Established in 1907 by Julius Franz Meister, who was formerly a manufacturer of brass buttons for the Austro-Hungarian Army. The first IMCO lighters were manufactured after the WW-I, between 1918 and 1919 and patented in 1922. Initially, lighters were made from empty cartridges and metals recovered from shell casings that had been used during the First World War. Later, around 1930, they began to be manufactured in stainless steel. The company closed business in 2012 when the Austrian company buy Japanese company Windmill and move all factory to the mainland China.

Note: This piece is empty of any flammable, gas or butane substances and is ready to be ship by any carrier.

Collateral: This lighter is accompanied by the original cardboard box.

Condition: The overall condition of this lighter is excellent, with no trace of wear or use. All parts are secured in their settings. This piece has been carefully inspected to guarantee the condition and authenticity.

INVENTORY REF: P010424MRMG/.7845