WWI and/or WWII BOWERS TRENCH LIGHTER, Brass, Mfr. Kalamazoo Mich Excelent Cond.
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Bowers "Kalamazoo Slide Sleeve" Lighters. The three versions include a round tube, flat tube, and rare flip action some are often marked "Sure Fire". First made in 1930. Check out BOWERS website this lighter is featured in the About Us section For lighter collectors all around the world the name Bowers is well known. The lighters they produced are common to extremely rare in availability and extremely desirable with some varieties. Overall, the inclusion of Bowers lighters in most general collections is understandably expected. To have all of the models and styles of lighters they produced would present a grouping of more than two dozen examples. This would include variations in the materials used such as steel and brass, and finishes of chrome or gun metal blue. Aluminum and anodized colored advertisers in the competitive "Zippo" style pieces from the 1960's are but a small chapter in the catalog of what collectors can find. Bowers "Kalamazoo Slide Sleeve" Lighters. The three versions include a round tube, flat tube, and rare flip action some are often marked "Sure Fire". First made in 1930. The operation of the lighter was a bit clumsy and he had invented an improvement in the design that made it easier to manipulate. Smoking was popular and there seemed to be promise in marketing his improved lighter, so, in 1930 he began
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