Imperator

Previous Next Description An Original Imperator petrol lighter. Most likely made in Germany. Has stamped on the bottom ‘Patent ang. D.R.G.M.’. D.R.G.M. standing for Deutsches Reichs-Gebrauchsmuster, indication the lighter was produced between 1891 and 1945. The Semi-automatic mechanism of the lighter was quite advanced for its time. Opens with the push of a button, and automatically lights.…

Previous Next Description An Original Imperator petrol lighter. Most likely made in Germany. Has stamped on the bottom ‘PAT. ANG.’, which is short for 'Patent pending' in German. The Semi-automatic mechanism of the lighter was quite advanced for its time. Opens with the push of a button, and automatically lights. Closing tensions the spring and puts the…

Previous Next Description An Original Imperator petrol lighter. Most likely made in Germany. Has stamped on the bottom ‘Patent ang. D.R.G.M.’. D.R.G.M. standing for Deutsches Reichs-Gebrauchsmuster, indication the lighter was produced between 1891 and 1945. The Semi-automatic mechanism of the lighter was quite advanced for its time. Opens with the push of a button, and automatically lights.…

Previous Next Description An original RK Premier Imperator petrol lighter. Made in Austria. Has stamped on the bottom ‘Pat. ang. ges. gesch.’, Meaning 'Patent angemeldet gesetzlich geschützt' (patent pending registered design). The lighter was probably produced around the beginning of the 1910s since the patent was still pending. RK Premier was probably a advertising, although this remains…