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Cone Top Lighters
One of my many side collections is Cone Top Lighters. Below are photos of what I have so far. It's been awhile since I added a can to this collection. Does anyone out there have something I might be able to add to this endeavor?
Looking for Illinois, Missouri and Texas steinie bottles. Looking for US stubby bottles produced between 1936 - 1941. Looking for ACL beer bottles. looking for St Louis area cans and certain Chicago area flat top cans. Holy Grail bottles are Old Albuquerque stubby from Albuquerque, Wagner Beer steinie(1937) from Granite City, Ill. and Goldcrest 51 steinie, Schepps Stubby, White Rose Stubby both from Dallas
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Re: Cone Top Lighters
Cool collection!
I would be interested in other cone top lighters people may have even if they do not want to sell them to Brad.
I would be interested in other cone top lighters people may have even if they do not want to sell them to Brad.
Focus: Cones and flats from Michigan, South Bend, and Fort Wayne. Foreign cans only if I bought them myself in the country of origin.
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Re: Cone Top Lighters
I have a Renner Golden Amber Beer 181/28 that was a lighter before I removed it. Matt
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These would make a GREAT article for the BCCA magazine … super cool to see so many of them in one place!
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I sold this version of a Duquesne lighter when I sold off most my cans a few years back, I'm still in touch with the person that bought my cans, he may still have it.
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just curious as to how they light? with a match?
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The little cylinder on top of the cap of the can comes off revealing a typical lighter mechanism.
Looking for Illinois, Missouri and Texas steinie bottles. Looking for US stubby bottles produced between 1936 - 1941. Looking for ACL beer bottles. looking for St Louis area cans and certain Chicago area flat top cans. Holy Grail bottles are Old Albuquerque stubby from Albuquerque, Wagner Beer steinie(1937) from Granite City, Ill. and Goldcrest 51 steinie, Schepps Stubby, White Rose Stubby both from Dallas
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If you want to see a picture of the guts, there's a Canadian Ace on ebay right now showing it.....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CANADI ... 3549727326
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Hey Brad,
Love the lighters. Here is one that you may not have seen. It popped up as a buy it now on ebay about 7 years ago. It is an applied sticker over the original pelican lighter. Sorry not for sale.
Love the lighters. Here is one that you may not have seen. It popped up as a buy it now on ebay about 7 years ago. It is an applied sticker over the original pelican lighter. Sorry not for sale.
I shall leave no cone unturned!!
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Re: Cone Top Lighters
Had a Tropical Florida lighter cone top once.
FAVORITE SAYING: WHY DUMP LOCALLY & FIND PROGRESS O/I's WHEN I CAN DRIVE A THOUSAND MILES AND FIND NOTHING.
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ANOTHER SAYING: LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME?
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ANOTHER SAYING: LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY'S HOME?
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Following up on this.....interesting auction on ebay.....point of sale display for cone top lighters:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/333039732186
https://www.ebay.com/itm/333039732186
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Rand wrote: ↑Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:44 pm Following up on this.....interesting auction on ebay.....point of sale display for cone top lighters:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/333039732186
This is the first I have seen something like this but I have wondered before if it was possible to buy just the top and put it on any cone. Some cones, like Canadian Ace, are common as a lighter because they were sold that way. This display could explain cones rarely seen as a lighter.
I saw this Frankenmuth lighter at the Winterfest show. I had never seen one like this before and the seller said the same. Maybe rather than being sold as a lighter, this was just an ordinary cone that a person added a lighter to on their own.
Focus: Cones and flats from Michigan, South Bend, and Fort Wayne. Foreign cans only if I bought them myself in the country of origin.
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* Cabin Fever Reliever, February 24, Mishawaka Indiana
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* SummerSwap, July 21 & 22, Frankenmuth Michigan
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One way of confirming if it was made for use as a lighter is to pop the complete top off and see if the can is fill with the cotton like material that is used to absorb the liquid.pinnacle-project wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 7:27 amRand wrote: ↑Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:44 pm Following up on this.....interesting auction on ebay.....point of sale display for cone top lighters:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/333039732186
This is the first I have seen something like this but I have wondered before if it was possible to buy just the top and put it on any cone. Some cones, like Canadian Ace, are common as a lighter because they were sold that way. This display could explain cones rarely seen as a lighter.
I saw this Frankenmuth lighter at the Winterfest show. I had never seen one like this before and the seller said the same. Maybe rather than being sold as a lighter, this was just an ordinary cone that a person added a lighter to on their own.
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Most authentic cone top lighters have a sticker attached to the back of the can or on the bottom.
Looking for Illinois, Missouri and Texas steinie bottles. Looking for US stubby bottles produced between 1936 - 1941. Looking for ACL beer bottles. looking for St Louis area cans and certain Chicago area flat top cans. Holy Grail bottles are Old Albuquerque stubby from Albuquerque, Wagner Beer steinie(1937) from Granite City, Ill. and Goldcrest 51 steinie, Schepps Stubby, White Rose Stubby both from Dallas
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For documentation purposes.....downloaded pictures so when ebay deletes them we'll still have the information:
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Looking for Illinois, Missouri and Texas steinie bottles. Looking for US stubby bottles produced between 1936 - 1941. Looking for ACL beer bottles. looking for St Louis area cans and certain Chicago area flat top cans. Holy Grail bottles are Old Albuquerque stubby from Albuquerque, Wagner Beer steinie(1937) from Granite City, Ill. and Goldcrest 51 steinie, Schepps Stubby, White Rose Stubby both from Dallas
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Non IRTP Stag with alc content , second pic from top , is a nice sleeper
To me it makes Goog Goog sense !
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It is usually east to spot former lighters that have been converted back to a regular can. I have seen numerous Canadian Ace and Goetz Country Club cones that have a humidity pattern on the back that mimics the sticker. Over the years, the paper got wet or simply absorbed moisture, leaving humidity underneath. You can see the shape of the sticker even after it's been removed and the can was cleaned.
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I see the Canadian Ace more often than any other. There is one in an antique store here in San Jose and I think he wants $65 for it. I have no idea on the value of them other than what the can is worth.
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Interesting to notice on the cardboard advertising piece how times have changed. Smoking was once an accepted practice every where. My mom used to smoke and I remember smelling it on my clothes growing up and if you entered a smokers home the smell would hit you in the face.
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Funny you should post that, same with my mother. Have you ever been at a show and picked up a can from a tote and got a whiff of smoke off the can?? I sure have. My have times changeshuberman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 12:47 pm Interesting to notice on the cardboard advertising piece how times have changed. Smoking was once an accepted practice every where. My mom used to smoke and I remember smelling it on my clothes growing up and if you entered a smokers home the smell would hit you in the face.
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