This lot comprises two vintage brass petrol lighters of cylindrical form. The larger example is an early 20th-century trench-style lighter, constructed with a sliding windshield and a side-mounted flint wheel. The top surface surrounding the wick is stamped with the maker marks W. F. CO. and AUSTRIA, identifying the piece as a product of the Wiener Feuerzeug Fabrik (Vienna Lighter Factory). The smaller example is a pocket lighter with a friction-fit cap and an inner sleeve. The base is stamped with the manufacturer mark THE PARK MFG Co and the letters UL, indicating production by the Park Manufacturing Company of Springfield, Illinois. Both lighters are manufactured from machined and cast brass components.
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