Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Metal

A Collection of Vintage Metal and Plastic Cigarette Lighters Including Ronson and Mosda Examples - A collection of vintage metal and plastic cigarette lighters including examples by Ronson and Mosda. The group features seven lighters of various forms and finishes. One silver-tone lighter with a textured grid pattern is housed in a red cardboard box printed Ronson Comet Varaflame gas; the lighter base is impressed with a rectangular mark containing the letters S and M flanking a central flame motif, alongside a circular stamp reading MADE IN AUSTRIA. A second silver-tone lighter with an engine-turned finish bears the same Austrian S M flame motif and circular MADE IN AUSTRIA stamp to the base. A third lighter is impressed to the polished base plate with the characters PAT. NO 387103 MOSDA STREAMLINE MADE IN ENGLAND. Two further lighters carry Ronson marks: one featuring a dark brown textured leather-effect wrap is stamped RONSON REG. TRADE MARK MADE IN ENGLAND PATENTED with additional text reading OPEN FOR FLINT, while a plain silver-tone model is stamped RONSON REG. TRADE MARK MADE IN ENGLAND and BRIT. PAT. 621570. The collection also includes a novelty lighter with a red plastic top and a clear amber-coloured plastic body containing a silver-tone coin, and a red textured lighter decorated with circular medallions featuring maple leaf motifs.