Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Flip-Top Lighters

A Collection of Flip-Top Lighters and Two Decorative Boxes - A collection of flip-top pocket lighters, primarily in the Zippo style, featuring various branded, souvenir, and novelty designs. The lot includes a Zippo Rio Grande lighter in a polished chrome finish with an engraved cowboy boot motif, presented in its original black ZIPPO U.S.A. LIGHTER box with a printed lifetime guarantee. A brushed chrome-finish lighter featuring the Motor Harley-Davidson Cycles bar and shield logo is included in a dedicated metal presentation tin. A third cased lighter in polished chrome features an etched fishing scene and is housed in a metal tin with a grey velvet-style lining. The collection further includes several themed and souvenir examples: a red-bodied Manchester United Football Club lighter with the club crest; a green and white striped Celtic Football Club lighter with dual crests; a white-bodied Scotland souvenir lighter with pictorial scenes including the Forth Rail Bridge and a bagpiper; a black-finished John Player Special (JPS) lighter with a gold-tone monogram; and a silver-tone Elvis Presley lighter featuring a printed portrait and copyright mark for E.P.E. Inc. Novelty designs include a silver-tone lighter with a pizza slice graphic and another with a small applied enamel brown leaf emblem. The lot is completed by three plain or worn examples: one in a brass-toned finish with significant patina, one polished chrome-finish lighter, and one silver-tone lighter with a heavily worn central design. Accompanying the lighters are two decorative boxes. The first is a large rectangular presentation box with a brown and tan burr-wood effect finish and a metal clasp. The second is a small, ornate rectangular metal box featuring filigree-style decoration and a turquoise-coloured cabochon set into the lid.